趁着大唐收拾北地腾不出手来
“Great Tang was busy dealing with the Northern lands,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It was a good situation for us at first.”
趁着大唐收拾北地腾不出手来
“Great Tang was busy dealing with the Northern lands,”
“the officials of Chang'an were in turmoil,”
“We must strike now while the Tang court is entirely tied down in the north.”
Frontier defense along the northern steppe was frequently the primary military drain for the Tang Dynasty, often leaving southern provinces under-policed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to spare time or hands; completely tied down
A common idiom useful in both daily speech and business to indicate being overwhelmed with current tasks.
taking advantage of (an opportunity/time)
Used before a time clause or temporary condition to express seizing the moment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Great Tang hasn't invaded us,”
“we'll have to wait until we defeat the Great Tang.”
“To avoid any further misunderstandings between Great Tang and Nanzhao,”
“If we do go to war with Great Tang,”
“Nanzhao will not set foot in Great Tang.”
“in the Great Tang?”