“And he said, "Because my body is broken like a butterfly.”
他說:「因為我的身體像一隻蝴蝶,已經壞了。
把死亡講成孩子能懂的比喻,越簡單越讓人揪心。
Because ... like a ...
想用比喻解釋難開口的事時用;對小孩子正合適,正式說明別用。
My body is worn out like an old toy. / I am tired like a clock that has stopped.
中性
broken like 連讀,butterfly 慢而輕,句尾下沉。
Because it stopped working, like a clock with no hands. 因為它不走了,就像一隻沒有指標的鐘。