还以为他就在山上呢
“so I thought Yan Zheng was here.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我在山下见那隼传信来
“I saw the falcon delivering a message down the mountain,”
还以为 他就在山上呢
“so I thought Yan Zheng was here.”
“That matrilocal husband of yours is a mere foot soldier.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese society, a 'zhuixu' married into the bride's family, historically carrying lower social status and often being looked down upon.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mistakenly thought that; assumed that
Used to introduce a prior assumption that turned out to be contrary to reality.
Softens the assertion while expressing lingering curiosity or mild surprise at the unexpected truth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How is he doing up on the mountain?”
“I was bored on the mountain.”
“and got lost in the mountains. I was trapped there”
“we should still walk up the hill.”
“In the mountains, she was the lead.”
“I realized that when I went into the mountains and wrote there,”