更别说分辨出 乌鸦的形状了
“(let alone make out) (a crow's shape.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我根本没看清 贺思慕手上拿的是什么
“(I couldn't see) (what He Simu was holding,)”
更别说 分辨出 乌鸦的形状 了
“(let alone make out) (a crow's shape.)”
是啊
“(Exactly.)”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often prove an inability by emphasizing that a more detailed subsequent action would be completely out of reach.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let alone, not to mention
Used to introduce an even more extreme or unlikely scenario building on a previous negative assertion.
to distinguish, to make out clearly
A resultative complement construction indicating successful identification or differentiation.
Marks completion and reinforces the conclusive assertion of impossibility.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So, you associate me with the crows.”
“Birds of a feather flock together.”
“Touch wood! Don't jinx me.”
“Who else makes crow sugar figurines?”
“You doomsayer.”
“by civil and military officials.”