这苦日子不是一天两天的
“These hard days won't just last a day or two.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“we have to grit our teeth and survive.”
这 苦日子 不是一天两天的
“These hard days won't just last a day or two.”
长期抗战
“A long-term war,”
“Brace yourself; we are in this for the long haul.”
Chinese cultural values heavily emphasize the capacity to bear prolonged suffering ('eat bitterness') with resilience and shared perseverance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hard times; bitter life
A common colloquial noun phrase referring to sustained poverty, austerity, or emotional hardship.
not a short-term thing; goes back a long way or will last a long time
Used to emphasize that a condition, problem, or habit is prolonged rather than transient.
Placed at the end of the sentence to assert a confirmed fact and reinforce conviction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We are not the only ones having a hard time,”
“Those who have lived through hard times”
“that no matter how hard life gets,”
“Life's been pretty tough for her. I hope you'll look out for her.”
“this hard life.”
“Times are just too hard right now.”