祭司还像以前一样 是个菩萨心肠的人
“the priest was just like before a kind-hearted person.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
活过来以后的头几年
“In the first few years after coming back to life,”
祭司还 像以前一样 是个 菩萨心肠 的人
“the priest was just like before a kind-hearted person.”
“But a year ago, people started saying his temperament changed drastically,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Rooted in Buddhist philosophy, having a 'Bodhisattva heart' represents the highest moral standard of selfless benevolence and mercy toward all beings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just like before; as always
Common comparative chunk used to describe continuity of behavior or situation.
benevolent; compassionate heart of a Bodhisattva
A ubiquitous idiomatic metaphor used to praise someone exceptionally kind, merciful, and charitable.
Functions as a nominalizer/attributive marker linking the metaphoric description to the noun 'person'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's my honor to protect you.”
“but he actually came back to life.”
“To be so stupid as to offend the High Priest. Shh.”
“Besides, why does everyone seem to have no reaction to the death of the priest?”
“But a year ago, people started saying his temperament changed drastically,”
“you'll perish with it too.”