我撒谎在遇见他时就已生下孩子
“I lied and said I had already given birth before meeting him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Back then, to sever any tie with Master Shenguan,”
我 撒谎 在 遇见 他 时 就 已生下孩子
“I lied and said I had already given birth before meeting him.”
我身为奴籍
“I was of servile status,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Buddhist culture, romantic or biological entanglements ruin a monk's religious standing, prompting desperate measures to clear their name.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to tell a lie
Standard colloquial term used when admitting or accusing someone of untruthfulness.
already (at an earlier time)
A slightly formal, concise adverbial structure emphasizing that an event occurred earlier than assumed.
