生产出新的大炮 新的舰艇
“produce new artillery and new ships,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们开足了马力
“running at full capacity,”
生产出新的大炮 新的舰艇
“produce new artillery and new ships,”
“They are gearing up for serious warfare, and we are running out of time.”
In historical Chinese wartime narratives, strategic dialogue frequently uses parallel phrasing to dramatize the looming threat of foreign aggression.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to manufacture; to turn out (products)
A resultative complement construction commonly used when referring to industrial or material output.
to go at full throttle; to operate at maximum capacity
A vivid idiom derived from engine power, used to describe working or producing with maximum effort.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“our army's artillery and navy's ships”
“They may have cannons, but we've got millet and rifles.”
“leading four other patrol boats”
“and the Chiang regime's gunboats”
“while my Navy arsenals”
“are producing Army tanks out of spite”