平日入殓的梳妆所用都是现成的
“the tools used for preparing bodies are all here,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
正巧
“It happens”
平日入殓的梳妆所用都是现成的
“the tools used for preparing bodies are all here,”
便请王爷帮忙了
“so I asked His Highness for help.”
“We already have all the tools here, so you might as well help me do this.”
In Chinese funerary tradition, preparing the body with makeup and proper dressing before placing it into the coffin (rulian) is a solemn duty demonstrating filial piety and respect for the dead.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
readily available; ready-made; on hand
Extremely frequent in everyday spoken Chinese to describe items or food that do not require extra preparation.
articles used for dressing and grooming
Formal phrasing combining the act of grooming with the nominalizer '所用' (that which is used).
Affirms certainty and categorical state regarding the availability of the grooming items.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I brought you clothes and grooming items.”
“She spends her days in coroner's clothes,”
“Your dowry cannot be shabby.”
“Such delicate items”
“transport the body to the Bureau.”
“matter far less than examining a body.”