爷爷 李家的制墨坊简直是了不得
“Grandfather, the Li family's ink workshop is incredible,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
藏锋蓄锐 自然是给爷爷啦
“it conceals its sharpness to store its energy. That is for Grandfather.”
爷爷 李家的制墨坊 简直是 了不得
“Grandfather, the Li family's ink workshop is incredible,”
“much tidier than others. When I was young,”
“Grandpa, you should be so proud of our family's craft; it is absolutely amazing!”
Ink-making (制墨) is one of China's classical scholarly crafts, and showing pride in an artisanal family heritage is a cherished filial gesture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
simply; virtually; downright
Used as an intensifier before an adjective or descriptive noun phrase to emphasize strong feelings.
extraordinary; remarkable; incredible
A colloquial spoken adjective used to express deep praise or bewilderment at someone's great skill or scale.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you visited our ink workshop just now. May I ask,”
“it's up to the Li family to decide about the Tribute Ink selection.”
“The Sihe Ink our Li family holds has a history of at least hundreds of years.”
“this piece of ink was called Nine-Treasure Ink by the Li family's ancestors.”
“why insist on shamelessly staying at the Li's Ink Workshop?”
“Using others' ink workshops for free for 5 days to produce ink for your Li family.”