当他们骑上摩托车 开上汽车
“When they ride motorcycles and drive cars,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
骑马放牧了
“like their fathers.”
当他们 骑上摩托车 开上汽车
“When they ride motorcycles and drive cars,”
“do you think they want to get back on a horse?”
“People have tasted modern convenience; you cannot force them back into the past.”
Reflects the real-world tension in pastoral and ethnic minority areas in China between embracing modern technology and preserving cultural heritage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when...; at the time of...
A standard construction where '的时候' can be omitted colloquially to set a conditional or temporal premise.
to mount; to start riding
The directional complement '上' emphasizes the action of mounting and adopting a new vehicle.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How were you driving? How were you riding? You shouldn't be passing from here.”
“you'd look pretty cool riding a motorcycle.”
“then left on his motorcycle.”
“I'll take you for a ride on my motorcycle.”
“on his motorcycle.”
“The carriage is ready. Get in the carriage.”