位於东京以东400英里处
“is located 400 miles east of Dong Jing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
位於东京以东400英里处
“is located 400 miles east of Dong Jing.”
我建议在19日
“I propose that on the 19th,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using cardinal markers like '以东' (east of) reflects standard cartographic and military briefing conventions in Chinese.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be located at / situated at
A formal written and spoken verb used to denote geographic location.
to the east of
A cardinal directional marker attached directly after a landmark or city name.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to Midway or Dong Jing.”
“to a point four hundred nautical miles off Japan's coast.”
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“two hundred nautical miles to the north,”
“We're getting closer to Japan.”
“with personnel spread across Tokyo,”