但是汽车是往炮台山的方向开的
“But the car headed towards Fortress Hill.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是 汽车 是往 炮台山 的方向开的
“But the car headed towards Fortress Hill.”
谢谢
“Thank you.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using '是……的' allows the speaker to emphasize a known past action's specific circumstance, here pinpointing the exact trajectory of travel.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the direction of ... / towards ...
A standard directional construction used to indicate orientation or trajectory toward a specific landmark.
Functions as part of the '是……的' construction, confirming and emphasizing the direction of movement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Which car did you drive to hit him?”
“Drive slowly later.”
“The driver of the car ahead has fled.”
“so I arrived earlier in a larger vehicle.”
“You drove out of town as soon as you got in the car. What are you trying to do?”
“That way is the direction to the Central Plains.”