四艘巡洋舰 八艘驱逐舰
“four cruisers, eight destroyers,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“includes the Hornet and the Enterprise,”
四艘巡洋舰 八艘驱逐舰
“four cruisers, eight destroyers,”
“two submarines, and two oilers.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In standard Chinese, large maritime vessels like cruisers and destroyers strictly take the formal measure word '艘' (sōu) rather than generic classifiers like '只' or '个'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cruiser (warship)
Military technical term for a large surface combat ship.
destroyer (warship)
Military technical term for a fast and maneuverable escort warship.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“two submarines, and two oilers.”
“has fourteen divisions,”
“the Pacific Fleet, with the Hornet”
“will form a composite task force.”
“a large force of eight divisions back home”
“...the Commander of the Pacific Fleet.”