也该清清灰了
“needs some dusting.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这江山图
“This map”
也该清清灰了
“needs some dusting.”
“This is the medicine Physician Xu prepared for Lord Jiang.”
“It is high time to clean house and settle matters in this realm.”
In classical contexts, 'Jiangshan' literally means rivers and mountains but symbolizes the empire; cleaning dust off it metaphorically denotes purging corruption or restoring order.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is about time; should already
Used to express that an action is overdue and should naturally be carried out.
dust off a bit; clean the dust
Reduplication of the verb softens the tone, making the cleanup sound casual or understated.
Marks an emergent necessity, emphasizing that the time for this action has arrived.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“should show themselves.”
“It's time for us to bow out.”
“I should go clean up the mess.”
“only to sons.”
“But they've been burned to ashes.”
“And now with everything settled,”