自从阿爷去世 阿娘悲痛欲绝
“Ever since Father's death, Mom was utterly heartbroken.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
或是劝说一下你阿娘
“or tried reasoning with your mom?”
自从阿爷去世 阿娘 悲痛欲绝
“Ever since Father's death, Mom was utterly heartbroken.”
欲追随阿爷于黄泉之下 她几次自尽 皆被拦了下来
“She even wanted to go after Father into the netherworld. She attempted suicide several times, but was stopped each time.”
“You don't understand how bad it is—she is entirely broken and beyond simple reasoning.”
Prefixed with 'A-', terms like 'A-ye' (father in medieval/Tang usage) and 'A-niang' (mother) reflect intimate yet respectful historic spoken vernacular for parents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ever since
A temporal marker used at the start of a clause to introduce the starting point of an ongoing state.
heartbroken / overwhelmed with extreme grief
A standard literary idiom used to express unbearable sorrow, literally to the point of extinction or fainting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Father, is Mom ill? - What's wrong? - Tianyang.”
“Your mom was seriously ill and was cast out of the house.”
“My parents are both dead. They won't blame me.”
“only pains me even more.”
“I see how my mother sacrificed her life before me.”
“What? How could Mom be unwell?”