大半夜还得走三十多里山路
“That's over ten miles of mountain road.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不敢让人发现了嘛
“He can't let anyone find out.”
大半夜 还得 走三十多里山路
“That's over ten miles of mountain road.”
听奶奶
“♪Grandma♪”
“This journey is agonizingly tough; do we really have to endure this right now?”
One 'li' (里) is roughly 500 meters. Conversational speakers frequently refer to distances in 'li' rather than kilometers, especially in rural or historical settings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the middle of the night
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to emphasize the inconvenient or ungodly hour of an action.
mountain road or trail
Refers to rugged, unpaved trails in mountainous terrain.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There is a difficult mountain path to traverse.”
“There's still such a long road ahead.”
“"As I descend the mountain path,”
“As I walk down the mountain,”
“our players still have a long way to go.”
“Be careful walking alone at night.”