我们到哪里去找 那么好的一块宝石呢？
“where are we supposed to find another gem that fine?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
现在没了银月之辉
“Now that the Radiant Moon is gone,”
我们 到哪里去找 那么好的一块宝石 呢？
“where are we supposed to find another gem that fine?”
用星石啊
“Use the Star Stone.”
“It's impossible to find another gem as good as that one.”
Asking 'where on earth can we find...' is a common pragmatic device in Chinese to voice shared helplessness rather than literally asking for a physical location.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
where can one possibly find
Often used rhetorically to signify that something is extremely scarce or impossible to obtain.
Softens the rhetorical question while sustaining the unresolved, inquiring tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“where'd you find such a beauty? - A relative. - So pretty.”
“Right? Gold can glitter everywhere.”
“Where else could I find such an amazing girl?”
“Where can we find one now?”
“So where do we look for the Star Stone?”
“Where else can I find a place that's more expensive than here?”