但有的人已经像木偶一样
“while others are already like puppets.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“[No. 1] No wonder some of them are unconscious,”
但 有的 人 已经 像 木偶 一样
“while others are already like puppets.”
“They're using people as test subjects.”
“Some people have completely lost their autonomy and are being manipulated like puppets—it's horrifying.”
Originating from traditional marionette theater, this term is frequently used in modern Chinese as a vivid metaphor for an individual who has lost their free will and is completely controlled by external forces.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just like; as if (simile pattern)
A fundamental simile structure used to vividly describe the state, appearance, or behavior of a person or thing.
puppet; marionette (metaphor for someone manipulated by others who lacks independent will)
Commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese as a derogatory or sympathetic metaphor, such as in 'ren ren bai bu de mu ou' (a puppet at the mercy of others).
