为了这事 我爸和他那帮钓友没少举报他们
“My dad and his fishing buddies have reported them countless times.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Doesn't maritime control handle that? They do.”
为了 这事 我爸 和他那帮钓友 没少举报 他们
“My dad and his fishing buddies have reported them countless times.”
但现在的船呢 都是改装的 跑得又快 隐蔽性又强
“But the ships now are all modified. They're fast and highly elusive.”
“It's not that people aren't reporting them—my dad and his fishing buddies have called it in countless times, but it's just very hard to catch them.”
A circle of friends in Chinese society formed around the shared hobby of fishing, predominantly middle-aged and elderly men. They often gather around rivers and lakes, making them acutely familiar with local water conditions and activities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
did something quite a lot; engaged frequently in an action
A common colloquial double negative used for emphasis, equivalent to 'often' or 'did many times', such as in 'mei shao cao xin' (worried a lot) or 'mei shao bang mang' (helped out many times).
that bunch / that crowd (often with an informal, casual tone)
Colloquially refers to a specific group of people, carrying a neutral, familiar, or slightly teasing tone, as in 'wo na bang ge men er' (that bunch of buddies of mine).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Complaining to my dad won't help.”
“My father and I still harbor quite a bit of resentment.”
“as an infant.”
“The last time I saw him, we had a big argument.”
“I even hired someone to follow my dad.”
“I had a talk with my father.”