这种人 放在旧社会 那就是黄世仁
“Someone like her, in the old society, would be Huang Shiren, the ruthless landlord.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
扎西 我跟你说
“Tashi, let me tell you.”
这种人 放在旧社会 那就 是 黄世仁
“Someone like her, in the old society, would be Huang Shiren, the ruthless landlord.”
“What does that mean? Inhumane. Spot on.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Huang Shiren is the villainous, ruthless landlord from the classic Chinese opera 'The White-Haired Girl'; calling someone Huang Shiren denotes an inhumane, greedy oppressor or ruthless boss.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this kind of person
Used to categorize an individual pejoratively based on perceived negative character traits.
the old society (pre-1949 China)
Refers conceptually to the feudal/capitalist era in China, often synonymous with hardship and oppression.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“At current land prices, we definitely won't let Miss Cairen lose out.”
“What a perverse world.”
“slaughtering the old and young”
“A human life is worth”
“If she wants to abandon her husband, then as her father,”
“Fate is so cruel.”