这昨天夜里做梦 嘴里还念着呢
“Last night in his sleep, he was even mumbling about it,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He's constantly talking about how he wants to go to the ink workshop.”
这昨天夜里 做梦 嘴里还 念着 呢
“Last night in his sleep, he was even mumbling about it,”
什么烟老了 快收 快收
“something about the soot aging and collecting it quickly.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese artisan culture, muttering about one's trade during dreams demonstrates true passion and complete immersion in one's craft.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to dream / have a dream
Standard phrase used literally for dreaming or figuratively for daydreaming/wishful thinking.
still murmuring / talking about something repeatedly
Used to describe someone obsessively repeating or murmuring words, awake or asleep.
Emphasizes the ongoing state of the action and adds lively descriptive color.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you talked in your sleep again last night.”
“I even dream about this.”
“Oh, right. I had a dream the night before last. I dreamt of actually standing on the podium.”
“You've muttered about him countless times in your dreams.”