在岸上的时候 他们的模样 很像你形容的军阀
“When on shore, they looked a lot like the warlords you described.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What do those have to do with the people I'm looking for? Those are all mercenaries.”
在 岸上 的时候 他们的模样 很像 你形容的军阀
“When on shore, they looked a lot like the warlords you described.”
“But now that they're aboard, they must have changed into plain clothes.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese cinema and historical context, 'warlords' evokes images of ruthless, heavily armed, and distinctly outfitted militarists.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when on shore / back on the bank
A common temporal-locative phrase used to contrast current nautical surroundings with previous land-based events.
very much like what you described
A handy pattern to confirm a match between real-life observation and someone's prior verbal account.
