这是头犟驴 非要在这片吃草
“This stubborn donkey only grazes right here.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这是头 犟驴 非要 在这 片吃草
“This stubborn donkey only grazes right here.”
“So I have to come here every day.”
“I wouldn't be standing here every day if this animal weren't so obstinate.”
In northern and northwestern rural China, the donkey is a universal cultural metaphor for stubborn, unmovable tenacity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stubborn donkey; an obstinate creature or person
Can refer literally to an obstinate donkey or colloquially to a headstrong, unyielding person.
to insist stubbornly on; to be dead set on doing something
Used to highlight someone's willful or uncooperative determination contrary to common sense or wishes.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Calling me a donkey flatters me.”
“are you out of your mind?”
“At least a donkey can grind grain for me.”
“If you had saved a donkey,”
“Even a mule needs a break.”
“We bray every morning like a donkey.”