你们在美国的上空飞上一圈
“when you fly a loop over America”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么时候
“Someday,”
你们在美国的上空飞上一圈
“when you fly a loop over America”
“and see how many smokestacks are down there,”
“Go take one look at their industrial might and see what we are really up against.”
Adding '上' between a verb and a measure phrase often indicates undertaking an action briefly, casually, or experientially.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fly a lap; do a flyover
The particle '上' here adds a casual or dismissive flavor to the action of completing a round or lap.
airspace; sky above
A standard geographical and military term referring to the sky directly above a territory.