那老艺人不也该解放了吗
“shouldn't the veteran artists be liberated too?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那老戏都能解放
“If the old opera can be liberated,”
那老艺人 不也 该 解放了 吗
“shouldn't the veteran artists be liberated too?”
“- Exactly. - There's something wrong with that.”
“You care about the art form, but you're completely ignoring the human beings who keep it alive.”
In 20th-century Chinese history, 'liberation' involved elevating the social standing of street and folk performers from despised underclasses to respected cultural workers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
veteran folk artist; traditional performer
Refers respectfully to masters or senior practitioners of traditional Chinese performing arts.
it is about time to...; ought to be...
Expresses an overdue expectation that a certain action or state should occur.
Signifies a change of status that is long overdue.
Transforms the parallel assertion into a challenging rhetorical question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You have great veteran artists. Why don't you use them?”
“we're inviting you four veteran artists back.”
“Maybe not "old woman" here.”
“what will they sing as old plays later?”
“It feels much better now.”
“Xie, stop acting like this. Come on!”