知道我们最近来市场少了
“What? Knowing we've been coming to the market less lately?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么着
“What? Knowing we've been coming to the market less lately?”
知道我们最近来市场少了
“What? Knowing we've been coming to the market less lately?”
“You think just because we haven't been around lately, you can start testing us?”
In the context of street markets or gangster cinema, specific marketplaces often have established spheres of influence or territory rules. When one faction visits less frequently, it often invites the other side to encroach and expand, reflecting a culture of power rivalry and turf confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what's up / what do you want (often provocative or confrontational)
Colloquially used to challenge, retort, or defiantly question the other person's intentions.
to confront / to clash with / to pit oneself against
Commonly used to describe direct conflict or rivalry when two sides clash over competing interests.
Placed at the end of the clause to mark a change of state (from visiting regularly to visiting the market less frequently).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There might be a big shipment coming in recently.”
“You've gotten stronger recently.”
“there have suddenly been so many of these on the market lately.”
“Seems you've landed big business lately.”
“You have been coming less often.”