好多年都没有 见到过扎鳌山灯了
“we haven't seen the Aoshan Lantern display.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
因为朝廷没钱
“because the court has no money,”
好多 年都 没有 见到过扎鳌山灯了
“we haven't seen the Aoshan Lantern display.”
学生想
“So I think”
“Times have fallen on hard times; the grand spectacles of the past are long gone.”
Originating in the Song and Ming dynasties, giant tiered turtle-shaped lantern installations symbolized imperial longevity and national prosperity, and their absence signaled fiscal austerity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
for so many years already
Used to emphasize a prolonged duration during which something has not occurred.
Ao mountain lantern (giant tiered lantern structure shaped like a mythical turtle)
A specific historical term for massive imperial lantern displays during the Lantern Festival.
Indicates the ongoing elapsed duration and reinforces the speaker's emotional sigh about the passage of time.
