Fred0 Posted December 29, 2017 at 10:42 PM Report Posted December 29, 2017 at 10:42 PM Michelle (米歇尔）and Yao Zihan are caught in a deluge. 米歇尔一把抓住她， 开始疯跑了。暴雨如注，都起烟了。姚子涵只跑了七八步，身体内部某一处神秘 的部分活跃起来了，她的精神头出来了。如果不是身临其境，姚子涵这辈子也体 会不到暴雨的酣畅与迷人。这是一种奇特的身体接触，仿佛公开之前的一个秘密， 诱人而又揪心。 What does 身临其境 mean? Quote
Zbigniew Posted December 29, 2017 at 11:56 PM Report Posted December 29, 2017 at 11:56 PM 1 hour ago, Fred0 said: What does 身临其境 mean? effectively, "...body in this spot", I think. Quote
Fred0 Posted December 30, 2017 at 01:05 AM Author Report Posted December 30, 2017 at 01:05 AM "Body" (身）I get, but could you put "in this spot" together with the characters 临其境 for me. Thanks Quote
陳德聰 Posted December 30, 2017 at 01:08 AM Report Posted December 30, 2017 at 01:08 AM 身 personally 臨 facing 其 such 境 a situation 1 Quote
Fred0 Posted December 30, 2017 at 01:11 AM Author Report Posted December 30, 2017 at 01:11 AM Very helpful. Thank you. Quote
stapler Posted December 30, 2017 at 01:16 AM Report Posted December 30, 2017 at 01:16 AM It's a fixed phrase meaning "experience personally". In this phrase, "If she didn't experience it personally, then..." 1 Quote
lips Posted December 30, 2017 at 01:18 AM Report Posted December 30, 2017 at 01:18 AM 6 minutes ago, 陳德聰 said: 臨 is "arrive at" in this case (来、到）. Of course "arrive at a situation" is the same as "facing a situation" in English. Quote
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