早已少之又少
“♪ Never mind fate dyes white crimson red ♪ are very few indeed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我在这世上 真正在意的事情
“♪ How could one bear to lay blame? ♪ in this world, ♪ Time runs wild with reckless haste ♪ things I truly care about ♪ Never mind fate dyes white crimson red ♪”
早已 少之又少
“♪ Never mind fate dyes white crimson red ♪ are very few indeed.”
“♪ This phoenix blossom bloom? ♪ The world scolds me and laughs at me, ♪ Love fills my years, and my heart remains true ♪”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflects the common trope in traditional Chinese literature where enlightened or tormented figures detach emotionally from worldly affairs after enduring societal hostility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
long ago / for a long time already
A formal and literary adverb used to emphasize that a state has existed for a significant duration.
exceedingly rare / very few
A classic four-character idiom emphasizing extreme scarcity or minimal quantity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Pingshu's kindness.”
“were already running dry.”
“I've barely picked up a brush.”
“are exceedingly few.”
“in our treasury now.”
“were truly very few.”