趁着他在矿里干活的时候
“While he was working in the mine,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对我特别不满意
“was very dissatisfied with me.”
趁着 他 在 矿里 干活 的时候
“While he was working in the mine,”
把我给退婚了
“they called off the engagement on his behalf.”
“They waited until he was away working in the mine so they could break off our engagement behind his back.”
In traditional rural contexts, marital agreements were managed by parents, who sometimes annulled engagements unilaterally behind the backs of the young couples.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
taking advantage of (a situation or moment)
Frequently introduces a temporal clause where an action is taken covertly or opportunistically.
while working
A colloquial way to refer to manual labor or physical work.