将捻子聚拢 在风筝升空前就计算好了时间
“gathered them together, and lit them at a certain moment before the kite went up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
凶手在舞台上的每盏宫灯下方 都引出一个捻子
“The killer linked a fuse to each lantern around the stage,”
将捻子聚拢 在风筝升空前就计 算好了 时间
“gathered them together, and lit them at a certain moment before the kite went up.”
“and lit them at a certain moment before the kite went up. Then the lanterns exploded.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflects the popular narrative style of Chinese historical detective fiction, where investigators piece together ingenious, intricate mechanisms devised by criminals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to gather together / to converge
Use when describing physical objects or crowds being drawn together toward a central point.
to calculate fully / to time precisely
A resultative complement construction used when planning or estimating an outcome accurately.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“she flies the kites high and far,”
“rub it between your fingers, and you'll see.”
“Kites for sale! All kinds of kites!”
“and lit them at a certain moment before the kite went up. Then the lanterns exploded.”
“If you were at Cocoon right now, I wouldn't dare ask you to investigate.”
“you first need to warm up the crowd”