连厨子专门都请的是徽州厨子
“You even specially hired a chef from Huizhou.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You really are a young master from a wealthy family.”
连 厨子 专门 都 请的是徽州厨子
“You even specially hired a chef from Huizhou.”
那你其他家人呢 如今他们还在家乡吗
“What about the rest of your family? Are they still in your hometown now?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial and early modern China, hiring authentic chefs from distant regions famed for elite cuisine (like Huizhou) signified immense wealth and refined aristocratic tastes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even... (used for emphasis)
A core grammatical pattern used to introduce an extreme or illustrative case to emphasize a broader point.
specially; specifically
Placed before a verb to emphasize that an action was deliberately undertaken for a specific purpose.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[Personnel Registration Form of Purong Hotel] claims to be a disciple of Huaiyang cuisine master Gu Shanghong. [Name: Jia Shikun]”
“Can't believe they haven't changed the chef.”
“It's really hard to find a Cantonese chef.”
“but the person talking to you right now is not a cook.”
“of Huaiyang cuisine”
“but don't you even have any hot dishes?”