以解燃眉之急呀
“to solve the urgent problem?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
将这些与仕泽墨相仿的墨 买回来一批
“and buy a batch of ink similar to Shize Ink”
以解 燃眉之急 呀
“to solve the urgent problem?”
“It might not be ideal, but we have an emergency to survive right now.”
In Chinese problem-solving philosophy, when survival or face is at stake, adopting expedient compromise measures to 'put out the fire' takes priority over ideal long-term principles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in order to relieve / so as to solve
A semi-formal connecting phrase denoting the ultimate purpose of an action.
pressing emergency / imminent crisis
A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) describing an emergency so close it is like fire singeing one's eyebrows.
Softens the urgent recommendation and adds an appealing, persuasive tone to convince the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to solve the urgent problem?”
“to solve the urgent need.”
“It solves our urgent need.”
“and solve our urgent crisis.”
“This should help you temporarily.”