大伯娘 这佑哥儿是学墨的好苗子
“Eldest Aunt, Zhengyou is a promising talent in ink-making,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我还想再带一个人
“I want to take one more person.”
大伯娘 这佑 哥儿 是学墨的 好苗子
“Eldest Aunt, Zhengyou is a promising talent in ink-making,”
“and he'll be the pillar of Li Ink in the future.”
“You should let him come with me; he has real talent and it would be a waste not to cultivate him.”
In traditional Chinese family businesses, identifying and nurturing promising young clan members ('good seedlings') was critical for preserving lineage secrets and prestige.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
promising prospect; a person of great potential
Literally 'good seedling', widely used to describe a child or student showing great promise in a specific discipline.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Eldest Aunt, would you agree?”
“Eldest Aunt, I never took it to heart.”
“Eldest Aunt, don't be so polite to me.”
“Eldest Aunt, slow down! She really is here.”
“I'm truly ashamed.”
“It was my fault. I made a mistake.”