也就是太爷眼睛不行 看不了报纸
“It's just that Master's eyes are bad and he can't read the newspaper.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
每天都在收复失地
“and recovering lost territories every day.”
也就是 太 爷 眼睛不行 看 不了 报纸
“It's just that Master's eyes are bad and he can't read the newspaper.”
我跟万福就每天看着报纸 编瞎话给他听
“Wanfu and I read the newspaper every day and make up stories for him.”
“The only reason we pulled off this lie was because the old master couldn't see well enough to check the paper himself.”
In traditional Chinese filial piety, lying to vulnerable, elderly relatives about grave hardships or bad news is often considered a compassionate, moral duty to protect their emotional and physical well-being.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is solely because / only due to
Used to pinpoint the singular condition or factor that made an unusual outcome possible.
eyesight is failing / poor vision
A colloquial and euphemistic way to describe failing eyesight, common when referring to the elderly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Master is almost fully recovered.”
“Master, my eyes are blurry. Let me take a rest. Let me take a rest.”
“you pushed Great-grandfather to a dead end.”
“For making you and Master suffer so much,”
“Grandpa, what is not important? Skip to the later part. If there's no beginning,”
“We can't just let Master die in prison for nothing, right?”