可一年前 有人开始说 祭司性情大变
“But a year ago, people started saying his temperament changed drastically,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“the priest was just like before a kind-hearted person.”
可一年前 有人 开始说 祭司 性情大变
“But a year ago, people started saying his temperament changed drastically,”
变得非常贪婪 残忍 但没有人见过
“becoming very greedy and cruel. But no one had seen it,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Contrasting past virtue with present rumors is a staple storytelling device in Chinese narratives to foreshadow corruption or deception.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one's temperament drastically changes
A formal four-character idiom used to describe a sudden, extreme shift in someone's core behavior.
people began saying / rumors started
A common conversational formula to distance oneself from the veracity of a rumor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the priest was just like before a kind-hearted person.”
“It's my honor to protect you.”
“Now that is not a very Christlike thing to say.”
“Don't think being the High Priest”
“I used to. But now... I don't anymore.”
“His Majesty is stern and decisive.”