刚入京城 就遇到了我阿爷
“As soon as she entered the capital, she met my father.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
刚 入京城 就 遇到了我阿爷
“As soon as she entered the capital, she met my father.”
那时候
“At that time,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
'Aye' (阿爷) was a colloquial term for father during the Tang and Song dynasties rather than grandfather.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as soon as... then...
A correlative structure expressing that an action occurs immediately after another.
to enter the imperial capital
Commonly seen in historical dramas referring to traveling to the seat of imperial power.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“No matter what, I'll get it to the capital and present it before my father.”
“When you arrive in the capital, you don't need to tiptoe around others.”
“for you to appear in the Capital.”
“His father died young.”
“Jingcheng is really different. The school is huge.”
“I remember you said before that you can't leave the capital,”