该比我们镇上的灵验些
“so they should be more effective than the ones in our town.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
沾了你的灵气
“have absorbed your spiritual energy,”
该比我们镇上的 灵验些
“so they should be more effective than the ones in our town.”
你也要保佑我
“You have to bless me, too.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In folk religion and popular belief, temples or objects are evaluated pragmatically based on whether they are 'ling' (responsive and effective) to prayers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
should; ought to (short for 应该)
Commonly used in spoken Chinese as a monosyllabic substitute for 应该 to express likelihood or deduction.
spiritually efficacious; effective in answering prayers
Used specifically to describe shrines, talismans, deities, or divinations that successfully deliver results.
Functions as a degree modifier after an adjective to soften the comparison, meaning 'a bit more'.
