我卸任夏威夷领事之後
“After I stepped down as consul in Hawaii,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我卸任夏威夷领事之後
“After I stepped down as consul in Hawaii,”
我就把在外创办的
“I handed over the overseas”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflects the era when prominent Chinese figures established consular missions abroad in key overseas Chinese hubs like Hawaii.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to leave office; to step down from a post
A formal term used when officially vacating a government, corporate, or institutional position.
consul
Use when referring to diplomatic consul officials representing their country abroad.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“...is a former Qing dynasty consul who returned from America.”
“He says both he and you were diplomats in the United States”
“that both he and you served as diplomats in the US”
“My time as a consul was in the previous dynasty”
“notice lifting the sea ban.”
“The Japanese are lifting the sea ban.”