那也是以前的新戏嘛
“were once new plays too, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那现在这老戏
“Well, the old plays we have now”
那 也是 以前的新戏 嘛
“were once new plays too, right?”
你这会儿再不写新戏
“If you don't write new plays now,”
“Calling that a 'new play' is outdated; we can't rest on past laurels.”
Chinese opera and drama troupes frequently face internal generational tensions between relying on traditional repertoire and creating new productions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
past / former
Used as an attributive to describe something from an earlier time.
Marks an obvious point or common sense fact, nudging the listener to accept the truth of the statement.