接送孩子的车 就能把路都堵了
“the cars to pick up the children block the road.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
每到上学放学
“Whenever it's the school rush hour,”
接送孩子的车 就能 把路都 堵了
“the cars to pick up the children block the road.”
对 这人流挺多的 但是都不进店
“Yes. There's a lot of people passing through. But no one goes to his shop.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese cities, intense competition for schooling and parental vigilance make school gates notorious epicenters of severe traffic jams during morning drop-offs and afternoon dismissals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pick up and drop off children (at school)
Standard collocation referring to the daily parental routine of transporting school-age children.
to block the entire road
A ba-construction combined with 都, emphasizing that the street becomes entirely impassable.
Indicates the realized, problematic state of traffic being thoroughly gridlocked.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There was a traffic jam on my way here.”
“Traffic was a bit heavy today.”
“Hop on. I'll take you for a ride.”
“Well? I'll drink to apologize.”
“Have our son drive back”
“Don't let them go. Take the kids into the car! Don't let them go!”