我心里那只上窜下跳的猴子
“the restlessness inside me”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
折腾了这么大一圈
“after all that chaos,”
我 心里 那 只 上窜下跳 的猴子
“the restlessness inside me”
反倒安静了
“finally quieted down.”
“All that restless agitation inside me has finally stopped.”
Derived from Buddhist philosophy, the metaphor of a restless monkey ('心猿') represents an unsettled, chaotic, or distracted human mind.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
running and jumping about frantically; causing trouble
Usually derogatory when describing people acting up, but here used metaphorically to portray inner restlessness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's doing it because he fears you might get scared by monkeys again.”
“I'm disturbing you two? Do you know what our relationship is?”
“to run amok.”
“and played for a fool by them.”
“You danced like a monkey back then.”
“Why do I feel like I've become a monkey?”