玉石被挖得差不多了 也就废弃了
“the jade was nearly all mined out, so it was abandoned.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
后来
“Later,”
玉石被 挖得差不多了 也就废弃了
“the jade was nearly all mined out, so it was abandoned.”
就连当年 一同建设的官道和驿站 如今
“Even the official roads and posthouse built at that time have also”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical China, local economies and infrastructure like imperial courier stations were often established strictly around imperial extraction, withering away once exhausted.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
almost done / nearly exhausted
A very common everyday phrase used to indicate that a process or resource is nearly finished.
to abandon or discard
Typically used for physical sites, structures, or obsolete systems that are no longer in use.
Marks a change of state and completion of the jade mining process.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“my brother was prepared to perish with the enemy.”
“They only smashed this jade piece?”
“Even if you take the pendant, it won't help. We already know everything.”
“A friend dug it up in Xinjiang.”
“All the valuables with us were seized.”
“That's it. You'll have to find out the rest yourself.”