费了大功夫才寻来的 向来都是由东家亲自保管
“for the Tribute Ink selection. They have always been personally kept by Master.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎会如此 这些药材格外名贵 是东家为了贡墨竞选
“How could this be? These medicinal ingredients are exceptionally precious. Master put in a lot of effort to get them”
费了大功夫 才 寻来 的 向来 都是由 东家 亲自 保管
“for the Tribute Ink selection. They have always been personally kept by Master.”
本隔上几日便要晾晒一回 近来想是因六爷的事
“They should have been aired out every few days. Probably because of the Sixth Master's incident lately,”
“These items are exceptionally rare and carefully guarded, so something unprecedented must have gone wrong.”
'Dongjia' refers to the owner or master of a traditional establishment, who exercised centralized authority over secret craft formulas and valuable assets.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
took immense effort / required strenuous work
Used to emphasize the painstaking time, resources, or energy expended to acquire something valuable.
always / all along
Formal spoken adverb used to state a longstanding habit, rule, or norm from the past to the present.
personally keep in safekeeping
Highlights the supreme importance of an item because the person in charge takes custody themselves without delegating.
Marks the completion and magnitude of effort in '费了大功夫'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It took me quite some time to find this basket. Look. Baskets made of rattan are rare to find.”
“It took us a lot of effort before finally finding this man.”