这之前我偷学的时候 早就学会了
“I already mastered it when I was secretly learning it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
爷爷 我知道 这制墨的第一步 就是点灯烧烟
“Grandfather. I know the first step in making ink is lighting the lamps and gathering the lampblack.”
这之前我 偷学 的时候 早就学会了
“I already mastered it when I was secretly learning it.”
你把这蓬灯草
“Twist these lamp wicks”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese trades guarded techniques jealously; junior apprentices often had to 'steal trade skills' (偷师/偷学) through sharp observation before receiving formal permission to practice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
learn stealthily / secretly observe and learn a craft
Often refers to informal, illicit, or unauthorized observation of a master's trade secrets.
long ago / already
Precedes a verb to stress that an action was completed well ahead of expectations.
Signals completed mastery and self-assured accomplishment.
