通过笔友认识
“in the spring of 1995.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
通过笔友认识
“in the spring of 1995.”
“The two of us share the same birth date.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In 1980s and 1990s China, youth magazines frequently ran pen pal columns where strangers across the country connected before the internet era.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to get to know someone through...
A standard construction where '通过' introduces the intermediary medium, mutual friend, or platform.
pen pal
A nostalgic term referring to friendships maintained via written postal correspondence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“At the time, we were listed together in a pen pal column in a magazine.”
“We will have him take a statement”
“as your friends.”
“Give me a pen and a piece of paper. Alright. Okay.”
“I asked him to introduce you to us.”
“you are writing the Divorce Agreement to?”