从到长安了 我就光顾着唱戏了
“Ever since I came, I've just been focused on performing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没有
“No.”
从到长安了 我就 光顾着唱戏 了
“Ever since I came, I've just been focused on performing.”
秦老师
“Mr. Qin,”
“Don't blame me for being out of the loop; my entire focus has been strictly on rehearsing.”
Traditional opera artists in China are culturally celebrated for single-minded devotion to their art, often justifying lapses in worldly affairs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
solely focused on; preoccupied exclusively with
Use this spoken pattern to explain why other tasks or details were neglected due to one dominant activity.
to perform traditional Chinese opera
Literally refers to singing theatrical opera, but can colloquially also mean putting on a performance.
Marks the completion and persistence of the state since arriving at the destination.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now that I'm in Chang'an, I really want to see”
“has already sunk”
“To truly understand Chang'an locals... This way.”
“You know others in Chang'an besides us?”
“and giving my Chang'an journey a strong beginning?”
“Thus, we finally reached Chang'an after countless hardships.”