那柿子树又不倒
“The persimmon tree isn't falling.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我再烤会儿柿子
“I'll roast the persimmons a bit longer.”
那柿子树又不倒
“The persimmon tree isn't falling.”
“You can roast persimmons anytime in your life.”
“You don't need to do this right now; you have plenty of time later, so let's go.”
Roasting seasonal fruits like persimmons over charcoal represents traditional slow-paced rural domestic contentment in Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it's not as if / after all it doesn't
Used in spoken Chinese to bring up an obvious fact to refute someone's worry or excuse.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“this dried persimmon is delicious! ♪ From misunderstanding to fascination ♪ ♪ From disgust to trust ♪”
“and the tree fell. You ran inside quickly.”
“I hung upside down on a vine”
“I don't know whether it's good or bad.”
“Tree! Tree! I'll plant a new tree!”
“I can't let the people protecting me fail.”