就应该被烧毁于大火之中啊
“it was supposedly destroyed in a fire.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可五年前
“But five years ago,”
就应该 被 烧毁于大火之中 啊
“it was supposedly destroyed in a fire.”
这火
“It seems that fire”
“How is this still here? It was supposed to be completely erased in that fire!”
In Chinese historical and mystery dramas, past fires are frequently used as plot devices to fake deaths or cover up incriminating evidence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
should be / ought to be (passive voice)
Combines moral or logical expectation with the passive marker 'bei'.
in the midst of the conflagration
A somewhat elevated, dramatic written-style prepositional phrase common in storytelling.
Adds emotional intensity and emphasis to the speaker's exclamation of disbelief.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(South and North Villages, Tuoxi River) were burned to the ground by a fire.”
“was almost reduced to ashes by a fire.”
“set a raging fire at any moment,”
“and was just burnt to death like that. No.”
“but to burn it down with one fire”
“(He probably escaped using the fire.)”