失踪于山野之间是常事
“it's considered normal,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
猎户樵夫之流
“When hunters or woodcutters vanish in the mountains,”
失踪于山野之间是常事
“it's considered normal,”
“hardly enough to draw widespread attention.”
“Nobody cares if poor woodsmen vanish, which makes them easy prey for the killer.”
Traditional societal stratification left lower-class workers like woodcutters vulnerable, as their safety was rarely prioritized by imperial law enforcement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
among the mountains and wilderness
A literary phrase referring to remote rural or forested areas outside civilization.
is a common occurrence / happens all the time
A handy phrase to downplay surprise and indicate that something is routine.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“A withered forest will one day”
“He likely died in some mountain gully.”
“Lishan has been isolated ever since.”
“like a secluded mountain valley.”
“I realized that when I went into the mountains and wrote there,”
“abandoned villages and desolate graveyards.”