我们乡的牲畜存栏量 刚刚上来 这下好了
“Our livestock numbers had just started to rise. And now?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
曼日河的突然断流 对我们乡 带来的麻烦太大了
“The sudden cutoff of the Manri River has caused huge trouble for our township.”
我们乡的牲畜存栏量 刚刚 上来 这下好了
“Our livestock numbers had just started to rise. And now?”
牲畜喝不到水 有的已经开始生病了
“There's no water for them. Some have already fallen sick.”
“Just as things were improving, everything has gone to hell.”
In Chinese discourse, saying 'this is good' when a disaster occurs is a common ironic mechanism to vent acute frustration when circumstances beyond one's control undo hard-won achievements.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
livestock inventory (number of animals on hand)
A technical agricultural and statistical term used frequently in rural administration and livestock reporting.
now look what happened / just great
Commonly used sarcastically to indicate that an unexpected event has completely ruined a plan or progress.
Marks a new, undesirable state of affairs with an ironic tone in '这下好了'.
