徽州这地方 墨业才干多如牛毛
“In Huizhou, the ink industry is huge.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
天分又不代表喜欢
“Being talented doesn't mean I like it.”
徽州这地方 墨业才干 多如牛毛
“In Huizhou, the ink industry is huge.”
“Some obsess over it all their lives— and what comes of that?”
“Don't flatter yourself or waste your life just because you have talent; talent is cheap around here.”
Huizhou is historically famous for ink-stick manufacturing; mastering the craft was both prestigious and fiercely competitive, rendering raw talent commonplace.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as countless as hairs on an ox / immensely numerous
A common idiom used to describe an overwhelming quantity or prevalence of something, often with a dismissive overtone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and have brought great honor to our Huizhou ink industry.”
“they now have complete control over the Huizhou ink industry.”
“in the Huizhou ink industry?”
“wouldn't our Huizhou ink industry be turned upside down?”
“uniting the Huizhou ink industry as one.”
“there would be no place left for us in the Huizhou ink industry!”