我看我是 好久没有雕关二爷了
“I think it must have been a long time since I carved Lord Guan”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
它必须努力 张爱玲没说过这句蠢话
“you have to work hard. Eileen Chang had never said anything this stupid.”
我看 我是 好久没有 雕关二爷 了
“I think it must have been a long time since I carved Lord Guan”
“and he has stopped blessing me.”
“I'm having a streak of bad luck; maybe the gods are punishing my neglect.”
Guan Yu (Guan Er Ye) is revered in Chinese culture as a guardian deity of loyalty, martial prowess, and commerce; neglecting him humorously explains misfortune.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
seems to me that I...
Used to introduce a personal realization, self-assessment, or half-serious theory.
haven't done ... for a long time
Standard pattern to express elapsed time since an action last occurred.
Marks a change of state, highlighting the extended duration since the last carving.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and he has stopped blessing me.”
“You know the Prime Minister's methods.”
“I should've stopped you from marrying Er Jiu.”
“move against the Marquis in prison? It's just a precaution.”
“Sixth Master and Ninth Master have engaged them.”
“I didn't mean to be rude earlier— my apologies. I hope you won't take it to heart.”