自然是要在墨上下下功夫了
“will naturally pursue ink.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
既然阿姐 做了徽茶的生意 那阿弟
“Since you have gone into the Hui Tea trade, I”
自然是要在墨上 下下功夫 了
“will naturally pursue ink.”
你家祖辈 以制墨为生
“Your family has made ink for generations.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Beyond martial arts, 'gongfu' represents time, patience, and meticulous effort poured into acquiring mastery in any professional craft.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to put in some solid effort; to dedicate focused time and practice
Reduplication of '下功夫', used informally to convey dedicated work without sounding overly rigid.
naturally must; of course one ought to
Emphasizes logical inevitability and willingness to fulfill a duty.
Marks a new stage of resolution and impending action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Chen Ink is certainly better.”
“So the ink they produce is always a mess.”
“I only have a superficial knowledge of ink.”
“as long as I can make ink and learn the craft.”
“It took me a lot of effort to get this ink.”
“making a simple and useful ink would also be worthwhile.”