那些药好像也不管用
“Those medicines don't seem to work either.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有时候抽羊角风 好久都停不下来啊
“Sometimes she has epileptic seizures that won't stop for a long time.”
那些药 好像 也不 管用
“Those medicines don't seem to work either.”
她每次吃完药都喊头疼想吐
“Every time she takes them, she complains of a headache and wants to vomit.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese families often collectively track and discuss the efficacy of treatments, frequently expressing mutual worries about chronic illnesses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ineffective; useless; not working
A highly common colloquial phrase used to describe tools, remedies, or methods that fail to produce the desired result.
also seems to...
Used as a hedge to soften a negative observation or conclusion politely.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We both know they won't help.”
“to deal with your symptoms besides taking medicine?”
“that none of us has been taking medicine properly?”
“common medicines at this military camp?”
“We are out of medicine now. We're out of medicine.”
“and her mental state didn't improve in years.”