尽管马车速度再快 但我们走小路
“The carriage is quick, but we can take shortcuts on foot.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
马车能去的方向只有一个
“There's only one direction it can go.”
尽管马车速度再快 但我们 走小路
“The carriage is quick, but we can take shortcuts on foot.”
即便以我们现在的步速
“Even at our current pace,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Taking 'xiaolu' (byways/shortcuts) is a quintessential trope in Chinese narrative strategy to outmaneuver opponents constrained to standard paths.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even though / no matter how... still...
A standard concessive conjunction pairing used to counter a potential disadvantage.
take shortcuts / back roads
Commonly used in daily navigation or pursuit contexts to denote avoiding main thoroughfares.
