阿尧也很久没下棋了
“Yao hasn't played chess in a long time either.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也是个棋道高手啊 高手算不上 只是略懂
“I didn't expect you to be a chess master as well. No master. I just know a little.”
阿尧也 很久没 下棋了
“Yao hasn't played chess in a long time either.”
是吗
“Is that so? Then please instruct me, Your Highness.”
“Why don't you play a round with him?”
Engaging in classical games like Go or chess serves as an elegant social medium in traditional Chinese culture to break the ice and assess character.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
haven't done (something) for a long time
A common conversational frame used before a verb to indicate elapsed time since an action was last performed.
to play chess or Go
Standard verb-object collocation referring to playing traditional Chinese board games.
Marks a change of state or situation, highlighting the extended duration of not playing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Yao, what exactly happened?”
“Yao, you should know why.”
“It's been almost five months since Yao left.”
“Yao, don't be afraid.”
“Yao will be back soon.”
“You're still in the mood for Go?”