那时候他们家还是个小推车呢
“Back then, they only had a small cart stall.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I remember our first date was right here.”
那时候 他们家 还是 个 小推车 呢
“Back then, they only had a small cart stall.”
那个时候四月份
“It was April then,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reminiscing about eating at modest street carts during early dating stages is a classic trope in Chinese culture signifying grounded, sincere romance that began before material comfort.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at that time / back then
A very common time phrase used to initiate reminiscence or talk about past memories.
small cart / food trolley
Frequently used in spoken Chinese to refer to mobile street vendors or humble street-side stalls.
Emphasizes the contrast of past conditions, highlighting the surprising or nostalgic detail.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That was in my childhood.”
“That was all in the past.”
“Actually, it all goes back to when we were kids.”
“That was when we were really young.”
“just like we did when we were kids.”
“is much harder than that in our childhood.”