如今整日在药庐闭门不出
“Now he stays in the Herb Hut all day.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就爱往人多的地方去
“he likes going where it's crowded.”
如今 整日在药庐 闭门不出
“Now he stays in the Herb Hut all day.”
他一定是受伤了
“He must be wounded.”
“Something is clearly wrong with him because this is completely out of character.”
In historical and wuxia narratives, a 'yaolu' refers to an herbalist's workspace or retreat where medicine is brewed and injuries are treated.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to stay indoors behind closed doors; to seclude oneself
A set idiomatic expression used to describe someone who refuses to go outside or isolate themselves from social activities.
nowadays; at present
Commonly used to mark a contrast between the current state of affairs and past conditions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“While you've shut yourself away at home,”
“Is he truly unable to come out”
“that you sold an apothecary half a year ago?”
“You hid in a pharmacy for so long.”
“It's impossible for outsiders to get in.”
“but do not disclose the prescription.”