就算是身手了得之人 也至少要两刻才能赶到
“even someone highly skilled would need at least two ke to make it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
从如意阁顶 到县主所说的位置
“From the top of Ruyi Pavilion to where you saw him,”
就算是 身手了得 之人 也 至少 要两刻才能赶到
“even someone highly skilled would need at least two ke to make it.”
“So it wasn't Mr. Xiao's doing.”
“There is no physical way he could have made that trip in time, so he is innocent.”
In imperial China, a day was divided into twelve shichen and 100 ke, with one ke approximating roughly 14.4 to 15 modern minutes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even if; even granting that
Used to make a concession for the sake of argument before presenting a counterpoint.
exceptionally skilled; possessing formidable martial prowess
An idiomatic four-character expression praising agility, combat competence, or physical prowess.
two quarters of an hour (approx. 30 minutes)
Traditional Chinese time measurement where one 'ke' equals roughly 15 minutes.
Part of the compound 'liaode', expressing exceptional capacity or significance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There's time. He's almost here.”
“Both of them were too good at fighting.”
“Very fast. I got here in no time.”
“we hurried all the way yet only caught the tail end.”
“to arrive so quickly every time?”
“You move fast. Why the rush?”