两情相悦时岂在朝朝暮暮
“when two people love each other, distance does not matter.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
俗话说得好
“as the saying goes,”
两情相悦 时岂在 朝朝暮暮
“when two people love each other, distance does not matter.”
对吧
“Right?”
“Even if we cannot be together every day, our love is still genuine and lasting.”
Quoting Song Dynasty poetry (here slightly adapted from Qin Guan's famous Que Qiao Xian) is a common cultural way to poetically soften the reality of long-distance relationships or separation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mutual affection; two hearts beating as one
A poetic four-character idiom used to describe mutual romantic love.
day in and day out; morning and evening together
A literary expression signifying continuous, daily companionship.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“two hearts in harmony under the moon.”
“Dating is about mutual affection.”
“are already so deeply in love.”
“They're probably in love. Maybe he'll soon forget”
“Back when you two liked each other, I had no place to step in.”
“whether poor General Duan loves her.”