话要说得断断续续
“Speak haltingly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你很怕
“you're very scared.”
话 要说 得 断断续续
“Speak haltingly.”
奴婢在附近的偏殿服侍
“I work in a nearby side hall.”
“Make sure you stammer like you are terrified so they believe your act.”
In imperial palace settings, servants and schemers frequently fabricate mannerisms and emotional displays to mislead investigators or rivals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
intermittent; halting; on and off
An AABB reduplicated adjective frequently used to describe discontinuous sounds, speech, or rain.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's a long story.”
“please tell me everything at once.”
“can't be explained in just a few words.”
“Slowly, she can't talk clearly. Slowly, she doesn't like to talk anymore.”
“It's a long story.”
“We can't even get past a few sentences when we meet.”