不过是把用不了的陈墨 拿出来翻翻新
“It's just taking unusable old ink and refurbishing it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Reprocessed ink isn't anything remarkable.”
不过是 把 用不了 的陈墨 拿出来 翻翻新
“It's just taking unusable old ink and refurbishing it.”
“The ink produced can only be considered barely usable. That's not the case.”
“Stop acting like this is some master craft; you are just recycling trash.”
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is merely; is nothing more than
Used to minimize or downplay the importance of something.
unusable; cannot be used
Verb + complement structure indicating impossibility or lack of utility.
to refurbish a bit; to renew
Reduplication of the verb softens the action, making it sound trivial or casual.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This ink will probably need a whole night to be mixed. Why don't you go back, get some sleep,”
“If you don't mind it is second-hand. Here you are.”
“You useless thing. How can I not be anxious?”
“No need to measure. Just take the old one and use it for size.”
“I found it accidentally today. I tried it on, and it still fits.”
“- I told you not to bring anything. - Yours. - You brought a lot. - Yours. And mine.”