我本不想给你第二服药
“I originally didn't want to give you the second dose.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“but it also affects the brain.”
我 本不想 给你 第二服药
“I originally didn't want to give you the second dose.”
最早使用这种毒药的探员
“The first agent who ever used that poison”
“You pushed me to this point, so whatever happens next is your own fault.”
In Chinese, traditional medicines or chemical doses frequently take specialized classifiers such as 服 (fù) or 剂 (jì), which adds weight and gravitas to the statement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally did not want to
Used to explain an original intention that had to be altered due to changing circumstances.
a dose of medicine
Uses the formal measure word 服 (fù) specifically for herbal or prepared medicine doses.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You need to take this medicine two more times.”
“you must take it for another two weeks.”
“How would you misremember her drug dosage?”
“We both know they won't help.”
“I'll ask you one last time. Are you going to give me the medicine?”
“that one day I'd stop taking this medicine for good!”