这些墨是我费尽工夫 才弄到手的
“It took me a lot of effort to get this ink.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
故而尤显珍贵
“so it's very precious.”
这些墨 是我 费尽工夫 才弄到手的
“It took me a lot of effort to get this ink.”
没承想价格一降再降 仍是卖不出去
“But I didn't expect that it wouldn't sell no matter how much I lower the price.”
“I put everything into securing these, so failing to sell them is devastating.”
In historical China, artisanal ink was a prestigious and valuable commodity, making market downturns financially and emotionally ruinous for merchants.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to spare no effort; to take immense trouble
Use this idiom when describing a task that required extraordinary dedication and difficulty.
to get one's hands on; to obtain
A common colloquial expression describing acquiring something desirable through persistence or ingenuity.