竟然想不到一个 想要许的愿望
“yet I can't think of a single wish.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
想了半天
“I've thought about it,”
竟然 想不到 一个 想要 许的愿望
“yet I can't think of a single wish.”
灵主殿下
“Your Grace,”
“I make things happen myself rather than hoping for wishes to come true.”
While praying and making wishes at shrines is customary, traditional heroes often exhibit proud self-determination, refusing to depend on divine intervention.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unexpectedly cannot think of
Use '竟然' before a negative outcome to express surprise or disbelief at one's own or another's inability to do something.
a wish to make
A common collocation where '许愿' (to make a wish) is used as an attributive modifying '愿望' (wish/desire).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Seems like you can't make a wish carelessly.”
“I made a wish,”
“your wish will never come true.”
“There's another wish that will soon come true too.”
“Wishes made here must come true.”
“But I don't know what wish I should make.”