这回西南 真没白跑
“The whole trip paid off.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说是陈彦允陈大人 特意打的招呼
“It seems Lord Chen was the one who arranged for that.”
这回西南 真 没白跑
“The whole trip paid off.”
在山上 碰到一个老药农
“I came upon a herb farmer,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, enduring hardships of travel or effort is highly praised when it achieves the intended duty or secures rare resources.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
did not make the trip in vain; a worthwhile trip
A very common spoken idiom used when an errand, trip, or physical journey yielded good results despite the effort.
this time
Colloquial demonstrative time phrase used to introduce a specific recent occurrence or attempt.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“About the transfer to the Southwest Branch, I have decided.”
“I once encountered wild men in the dense forests of the Southwest.”
“The New Year is coming, and bandits run rampant in the southwest.”
“seize the opening and move into the Southwest frontier.”
“I stayed in a southwestern hamlet for a month or so.”
“In the southwest corridor, you saw the yaksha appear.”