之前倒是见凡人 摆弄过一次
“I once saw some mortals make tea like this.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这是点茶
“This is tea-whisking.”
之前 倒是 见凡人 摆弄 过一次
“I once saw some mortals make tea like this.”
玩玩也挺好的
“It's nice to do it myself.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese fantasy (xianxia) genres, immortal characters frequently refer to ordinary humans as 'fanren' (mortals) when observing human customs and pastimes with mild, detached amusement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
previously indeed / as a matter of fact, before
Use this phrase to bring up an exception or a recollected detail that partially relates to the topic at hand.
to fiddle with / to play around with / to tinker with
Useful for describing manipulating objects playfully, casually, or inexpertly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now all you can do is threaten me with a mere mortal.”
“He is now no different from an ordinary mortal.”
“How can you take such a risk for a mere mortal?”
“You're only human. Why are you immune to my magic?”
“That mortal can actually descend?”
“into an ordinary human”