你们守着那么好的老艺人 你们干吗不用啊
“You have great veteran artists. Why don't you use them?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
现在实在是没戏可演了
“We have no plays left.”
你们 守着 那么好的老艺人 你们 干吗不用 啊
“You have great veteran artists. Why don't you use them?”
用了
“They did.”
“You have such incredible veteran talent at your disposal—what on earth are you doing not casting them?”
Refers to senior performers in the entertainment industry with profound craft, dedication, and high prestige. In Chinese film and television culture, veteran artists typically symbolize quality acting and artistic excellence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to stay close to; to sit on or possess (readily available resources)
Commonly used colloquially to describe sitting on advantageous resources close at hand without making use of them, as in the saying 'shou zhe jin shan tao fan chi' (begging for food while sitting on a mountain of gold).
why not...?
A rhetorical question pattern carrying a strong tone of urging, bewilderment, or reproach, conveying much stronger emotion than a neutral 'why not'.
Used at the end of a rhetorical question to heighten the tone of reproach and bewilderment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“shouldn't the veteran artists be liberated too?”
“we're inviting you four veteran artists back.”
“Those old things were kept safe by us old folks.”
“what will they sing as old plays later?”
“From now on, we'll take care of you two together.”
“Those veteran artists noticed that she had real opera talent.”