再然后就去从军
“Then I joined the army”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就越来越强烈
“become stronger and stronger.”
再然后就去从军
“Then I joined the army”
做了县令
“and worked as a magistrate.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional China, military service was one of the few legitimate alternate routes to rise through ranks and eventually be appointed to civil administrative posts like magistrate.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
and after that; then subsequently
A highly natural conversational connector used to denote chronological progression in storytelling.
join the military; enlist in the army
A slightly formal, traditional verbal phrase meaning to serve as a soldier.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Okay, I'll go right now.”
“-I'll take a nap then. -Go.”
“I need to keep preparing.”
“I'll continue writing.”
“after you recover.”
“hurry up, we have to catch the next show. No, I'm a soldier, I have money.”