她说我幼时过得孤苦
“She said I had a bitter childhood,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是我师姐为我求来的
“prayed for me and got me this amulet.”
她说我幼 时 过得 孤苦
“She said I had a bitter childhood,”
“but living with her from then on”
“She was the first person who truly sympathized with my hardship and offered me genuine warmth.”
In traditional martial arts or sect culture, a senior martial sister (师姐) often acts as a nurturing surrogate parent or sibling to younger disciples.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lonely and wretched; orphaned and helpless
A literary yet common spoken word used to depict someone living without family or emotional support.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“In my childhood, I suffered greatly,”
“When I was little, I had a wonderful life.”
“You say I am pitiful?”
“felt like a nightmare from my childhood.”
“When I was young and wandering outside,”
“the Princess Consort of Duan was skilled at the pipa.”