他们早在你答应担任乩身的时候
“Before you even agreed to be an agent,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们去轮回了？
“Did they reincarnate?”
他们早在你答应担任乩身的时候
“Before you even agreed to be an agent,”
“they had already moved on, and reincarnated.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Taiwanese folk religion, a Jishen is an intermediary chosen by a deity to channel divine will, often taking on the role to resolve family karma or fulfill spiritual vows.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as early as when / back when
Used to emphasize that an event took place much earlier than the listener assumes.
serve as a spirit medium
A specific cultural collocation describing taking up the role of a medium for folk deities.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you promised the delivery of the product”
“You swore to us solemnly”
“I once promised Ning I'd protect you.”