孙佰一 等等 我给你算算啊
“Sun Baiyi! Hold on. Let me do the math for you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
向来四日为一个工期 学墨三年 一无所知啊
“[Seventh Grandmother's grandniece, Wang Hua'er] has always been a 4-day cycle. You've studied ink-making for 3 years, yet you seem to know absolutely nothing.”
孙佰一 等等 我 给你算算 啊
“Sun Baiyi! Hold on. Let me do the math for you.”
一天 能烧二十盏灯 这四日呢 除去这个损耗
“In 1 day, you can burn 20 lamps. In 4 days, excluding all the wastage,”
“Hold on right there; I am going to expose your ignorance with simple facts.”
Addressing a fellow artisan by full name and questioning their craft expertise challenges seniority norms in traditional Chinese master-apprentice trades.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
calculate; do the math
Reduplication of the verb makes the statement sound conversational yet firm when preparing to settle an account or prove a point.
Softens the imperative while signaling conversational engagement and imminent explanation.
