一个个都会老
“will grow old one by one”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但身边人
“But people around you”
一个个 都会老
“will grow old one by one”
都要走
“and perish.”
“Loving mortals only brings pain because time will steal every single one of them away.”
A classic philosophical trope in Chinese fantasy where longevity becomes a curse because watching mortal loved ones decay causes eternal sorrow.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one by one; each and every one
A reduplicated measure word used to emphasize totality while highlighting individuals in a group.
will all grow old
Emphasizes the unavoidable certainty of aging across everyone involved.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We'll grow old side by side”
“Everything will be fine. It will.”
“all die.”
“even if every single person is replaced,”
“Everyone's going to forget me.”
“everything will be smooth sailing.”