我又觉得渭县很陌生
“it feels unfamiliar,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可有的时候
“But at other times,”
我 又觉得 渭县 很陌生
“it feels unfamiliar,”
“because it is completely different”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Hometowns occupy an essential emotional anchor in Chinese cultural identity; returning only to find it unfamiliar evokes a profound, classic poetic melancholy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to feel very unfamiliar / alienated
Used to describe feeling detached from a place, person, or situation that ought to be familiar.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Our Wei County was relatively fortunate.”
“I still want to live in Wei County with you.”
“Aren't you going back”
“Nearly half the households in Wei County”
“I have an ancestral house in the county.”
“He's the former magistrate of Wei County,”