区区一把枪 还是出得起的
“we can certainly offer a spear as a prize.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
定王府纵不复当年显赫
“Though we may no longer be as illustrious as we once were,”
区区 一把 枪 还是 出得起 的
“we can certainly offer a spear as a prize.”
可惜啊 若今日在场的 是条真汉子 真英雄
“It's a pity. A true man deserves”
“Do not dare belittle our noble house; we are still far above you.”
Even when a prominent noble house declines, public display of magnanimity and maintaining face remains paramount to avoid humiliation by rivals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mere; trivial; negligible
A literary prefix used to belittle an object's value or modesty, often employed strategically to show wealth or contempt.
can afford to give / can bear the cost
A potential complement structure indicating financial or material ability to provide something.
Placed at the end of the predicate clause to reinforce certainty and assertive conviction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Fired a gun? Where can I even get one?”
“Luckily, our elite soldiers with guns -are all tall and strong. -Take him away.”
“Never staying in one spot.”
“You can't shoot straight, but you use the most bullets!”
“The guns and ammo the Public Security Bureau gave us weren't enough.”
“You kept a gun for 17 years”