几十年前的破永久的
“3 shitty The Forever bikes from decades ago?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他又是从哪儿淘到三辆
“And where did he find”
几十年前的破永久的
“3 shitty The Forever bikes from decades ago?”
他永远都骑自行车
“He always rides a bike.”
“Can you believe he dug up those rundown antique relics?”
Yongjiu was the preeminent national bicycle brand in socialist China, carrying deep retro associations of old-school frugality or obsolescence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
decades ago
Used to emphasize that something is antiquated, outdated, or from an older era.
beat-up Forever-brand bicycle
Combines 'po' (broken/shabby) with 'Yongjiu' (the iconic classic Chinese bicycle brand) to express affectionate or derogatory disparagement.
Functions here at the end of a noun phrase to assert and emphasize the category or nature of the items.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It used to be shabby 20 years ago.”
“put this behind you?”
“Thirty years ago,”
“Let the past stay in the past.”
“That's all in the past. What do you mean by bringing this up now?”
“It's been so long already.”