往年都卖到其他地方
“In previous years, they were able to sell their goods.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why didn't you tell me about it before?”
往年都卖到其他地方
“In previous years, they were able to sell their goods.”
这两年一乱
“But due to the turmoil,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical narratives, regional turmoil often breaks long-standing commercial supply chains, forcing merchants to seek alternative local markets.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in former years; in previous years
A natural time word used to compare current practices with historical norms.
to sell to (a destination)
Verb plus resultative complement construction indicating the distribution channel or target market.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“it's never been sold on the market.”
“But you can't get a good price at this time.”
“I didn't buy all of them.”
“There are plenty of these in the underground wholesale markets.”
“Not the first time doing this, huh?”
“I heard things are much cheaper in this kind of shop.”