这还是戏班的老把戏了
“It's an old trick from theater troupes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I grew up in the military camp. How would I know about such things?”
这还是戏班的 老把戏 了
“It's an old trick from theater troupes.”
用麻纸做成绳子
“They make ropes from hemp paper”
“Do not overthink it; this is just an ordinary theatrical stunt.”
Traditional traveling Chinese opera troupes were renowned for stagecraft and sleight of hand, which were often adapted outside the theater.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
old trick; routine gimmick
Use this phrase to refer to well-worn schemes, parlor tricks, or clichéd methods.
Indicates a settled fact and adds an assertive, familiar finality to the statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Old plays were once new.”
“were once new plays too, right?”
“the traditional opera needs successors.”
“I have to put on this reunion act?”
“stage the traditional opera”
“We won't need the scenarios we rehearsed before, right?”