工农兵学商 一齐来救亡
“Workers, peasants, soldiers, students, and merchants, let's all come to save the nation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
旧中国在精神上的污泥浊水 等待着一场全新的荡涤
“The spiritual mire of old China was waiting for a completely new cleansing.”
工农兵学商 一齐来救亡
“Workers, peasants, soldiers, students, and merchants, let's all come to save the nation.”
拿起我们的铁锤刀枪 走出工厂田庄课堂
“Pick up our hammers, swords, and guns, walk out of the factories, fields, and classrooms,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A defining theme of mid-20th-century modern Chinese history, where all social divisions were subsumed under the urgent collective imperative to resist imperialist invasion and rebuild China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
workers, peasants, soldiers, students, and merchants
A classic historical political abbreviation grouping the five major traditional social strata of 20th-century Chinese society.
save the nation from peril/extinction
A high-register historical term specifically referring to the patriotic movement to resist foreign aggression and save China.
together; at the same time
An adverb meaning all together or simultaneously, often used in collective calls to action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Fighting the war can save the country, and so can peace.”
“If fighting the war can truly save the country,”
“The four hundred million people united as one,”