整个街道 都让他们霸占了
“they've taken over the whole street!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“those guys are real pieces of work. Now, look,”
整个街道 都让他们 霸占 了
“they've taken over the whole street!”
“You know what? They're like looters.”
“They have completely taken over outside and it is completely out of control.”
In Chinese grassroots society, street life is communal, so unruly elements occupying public streets provokes strong public resentment and calls for state intervention.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the entire street
Used to emphasize complete geographical or spatial coverage.
to forcibly occupy or monopolize
A strong verb carrying heavy negative moral judgment against illegal or rude seizure.
Marks a completed change of state, stressing that the takeover has already become an established, unfortunate reality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But everyone out there is talking about it now.”
“I'm in charge of this street.”
“The whole street was talking about it when we came.”
“Okay, I'll go talk to the subdistrict committee. I'll ask them to check on her more often.”
“From now on, on this street, we play by the rules.”
“The whole neighborhood knew.”