我便屡次三番
“So, time and time again,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
贺寻为寺庙捐了一笔善款
“He Xun had just made a large donation to the temple.”
我便 屡次三番
“So, time and time again,”
偷取寺庙钱财
“I stole from the temple's coffers.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In classical storytelling and historical drama, speakers recount misdeeds chronologically using formal four-character idioms to highlight the gravity of their transgressions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
time and time again; repeatedly
A literary idiom used to emphasize frequent repetition, especially of an unruly, bothersome, or illicit behavior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“caused repeated trouble.”
“I invited you time and again before,”
“Time and time again,”
“which is why they repeatedly attacked your home—”
“Why keep testing me over and over?”
“You've invited me time and again”
“You keep interrupting the negotiation.”
“he relentlessly tried”