这些害人性命的药怎么就屡禁不止？
“How does this life-destroying drug defies all bans?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
寒食散？
“Radiant Toxin?”
这些害人性命的药 怎么就 屡禁不止 ？
“How does this life-destroying drug defies all bans?”
寒食散 能让皮肤无比白皙、吹弹可破 但持续服用
“Radiant Toxin can make the skin ghostly pale, smooth as silk. But if you take it long-term, it can cloud the mind.”
“It is infuriating that no matter how many bans are issued, greed keeps this lethal poison on the market.”
Hanshisan (Cold Food Powder) was a psychoactive drug prevalent in the Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties, used by elites for complexion and euphoria despite its fatal toxicity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
continue unabated despite repeated bans
A common formal idiom used to describe illegal, unethical, or unruly practices that defy regulation.
claim human lives; harm people fatally
A powerful 4-character chunk used to emphasize severe physical danger or deadly consequences.
why on earth; how come
An emphatic spoken pattern used to express perplexity, bewilderment, or frustration.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That medicine is truly unusual.”
“How could ordinary poisons fool you?”
“It could even be a killing by a drug trafficking ring.”
“and you even tried to poison my medicine.”
“Or perhaps a drug clouded his mind.”
“Just to fiddle with these herbs,”