现在的当务之急
“The current top priority”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是这样
“Here is the thing.”
现在的 当务之急
“The current top priority”
是帮新四军买到必需的物资
“is to help the New Fourth Army buy essential supplies.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese wartime operational discourse, setting aside long-term debate in favor of immediate logistical survival is emphasized through formal idioms like '当务之急'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
top priority; urgent matter of the moment
A formal idiom widely used in formal meetings, plans, or critical operational decisions to highlight what must be done first.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My priority is to stay alive.”
“The urgent task now”
“But the urgent matter now”
“The main task now is to seize the chance”
“The most important”
“You said you had urgent matters to attend to.”
“The court is in turmoil.”
“There is an important investigation today”
“With troubles both within and without,”
“What we should do now”
“This is a race against time. And it was me who failed in supervision.”
“Because it's a critical moment for us,”
“At the end of the day,”
“But right now, our urgent task is... I know what you're thinking.”