漂洋过海了三个月
“for three months.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这个机器呢 当时就在海上 漂啊
“This machine was at sea for three months.”
漂洋过海 了三个月
“for three months.”
就就 停在了深圳港 那当时 厂家的资金就断了
“Then it docked at Shenzhen Port. But that factory ran out of funds.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
During China's early reform era, importing foreign equipment involved high bureaucratic delays, shipping risks, and volatile foreign exchange financing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to cross vast oceans / to travel across the sea
A vivid four-character idiom describing long, arduous voyages across oceans.
Marks completed duration and conveys that the three-month span felt exceptionally long.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Heading for the Pacific”
“I've been trying to cut the long distance between us.”
“No matter where I am,”
“has finally been overcome.”
“we can go to sea”
“to the ends of the earth!”