但上了离山不久 就没糖吃了
“But on Lishan Mountain, there was no sugar.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我喜欢吃糖
“I love sugar.”
但 上了 离山不久 就 没糖吃了
“But on Lishan Mountain, there was no sugar.”
不是有蜂蜜吗
“Isn't there honey to eat?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese fantasy and martial arts settings, ascending a sacred mountain entails leaving behind worldly pleasures like sweets for disciplined practice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not long after
Common temporal adverb used to describe an event occurring shortly after a reference point.
had no candy left to eat
A colloquial, vivid phrasing often used when reminiscing about childhood deprivations.
Marks a change of state, indicating the depletion or sudden absence of candy.
