他能说咱一句好吗 日期也不对
“Would they say anything good about us? The date is wrong too.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“This is a newspaper run by the Japanese. Look at what's written.”
他 能 说咱一句 好吗 日期 也不 对
“Would they say anything good about us? The date is wrong too.”
谁把旧报纸拿过来了呀 一定是月明 旧报纸
“Who brought this old newspaper? It must be Yueming. Old newspaper?”
“Of course they will slander us, so don't take anything they write seriously.”
The speaker uses 'zan' to reaffirm tight collective identity against hostile external propaganda.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
say a single good word about someone
Frequently used in rhetorical questions or negatives to emphasize relentless criticism or hostility from someone.
is also incorrect / is also wrong
A common conversational phrase used when spotting an additional flaw or mistake.
Frames the rhetorical question, demanding implicit agreement that the opponent would never praise them.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Of course they will.”
“Now, no one can do anything to stop them.”
“Can't you say something nice?”
“It's improper for us to bring it up. What on earth are you talking about?”
“Fine, I'll talk.”
“Can't I just say a few words?”