说与你听
“led to my ruin.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
万劫不复
“I would tell you of every misstep and how they”
说与你听
“led to my ruin.”
“You think I'm going to explain, but I'm actually making my escape right now.”
In Chinese martial and period fiction, characters often engage in cryptic or melodramatic dialogue to buy time or disguise a sudden tactical escape.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to tell you; to explain to you
A classical and dramatic structure using '与' instead of modern '给', common in storytelling and period dramas.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Listen to me.”
“Let me finish.”
“It's up to you. I don't have the final say.”
“Listen to me.”
“Fine, I'm listening...”
“I'll make you look forward to it as if you are listening to a story.”