老百姓们的生活
“and the lives of the commoners”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可现在上万年过去了
“But now, tens of thousands of years have passed,”
老百姓们的生活
“and the lives of the commoners”
依旧是这样
“remain the same.”
“Look at the ordinary people; nothing has really changed for them despite all this time.”
Traditional Chinese philosophy places heavy ethical weight on the suffering and welfare of the common populace as a measure of righteousness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
common people / ordinary civilians
Used universally in Chinese to refer to ordinary citizens or civilians as distinct from officials or elites.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Do you know what kind of life the common people are living?”
“The villagers' lives are finally getting better and better.”
“I will give you and everyone around us a good life.”