法师却遭此劫难
“that the master would meet such a calamity.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谁曾想
“Who could have known”
法师 却 遭此劫难
“that the master would meet such a calamity.”
那孩子的父亲是谁啊
“Then who is the child's father?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Buddhist and Taoist thought, a 'jie' (劫) is a destined tribulation or karmic trial that even virtuous individuals must endure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to suffer such a catastrophe; to undergo such hardship
A literary and dramatic phrase used when describing severe trials, disasters, or fatal misfortune.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I fear that the master's death may conceal another truth.”
“his life will be in danger.”
“So your accounts of what happened when Master Shenguan passed away”
“Master Shenguan died suddenly,”
“One misstep and we'll fall into an abyss of eternal damnation.”
“the killer would go free.”