徐道隐偶尔也会展现些神迹仙踪
“Xu Daoyin would sometimes put on little "miracles,"”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老肖是三年前来到的山庄 在此之前
“Xiao came to the manor three years ago. Before that,”
徐道隐偶尔 也会 展现些 神迹仙踪
“Xu Daoyin would sometimes put on little "miracles,"”
“but he never performed the beheading trick.”
“He did some party tricks to fool people, but nothing as extreme as what happened here.”
In historical China, esoteric practitioners (fangshi) frequently combined sleight of hand with theatrical illusions to convince the public of their genuine supernatural powers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
divine miracles and supernatural feats
A formal four-character collocation referring to purported signs or wonders left by immortals or deities.
occasionally also (does something)
Useful conversational phrase to qualify someone's habits or past sporadic actions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Under the guise of cultivation,”
“Xu Daoyin was too kind”
“He clenched his teeth and fought,”
“With his belly stuffed with gold cakes, he was weighed down in pain.”
“No reason to spare Xu Daoyin.”
“Could Xu Daoyin already be silenced and buried?”