可是那孙千呢
“But what about Sun Qian?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Madam Cui undoubtedly faces the death penalty.”
可是那 孙千 呢
“But what about Sun Qian?”
天下之大
“The world is vast.”
“Cui may be condemned, but don't overlook Sun Qian—what is happening to him?”
Using '[Topic] + 呢' is a standard, efficient spoken formula to ask 'what about X?' without repeating previously stated predicates.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
but; however
Used at the start of a turn to introduce a contrast or pivot the focus of the dialogue.
Forms an elliptical question that asks for clarification or follow-up information about the mentioned topic.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Did Bai Zhi”
“Sun Mao must have discovered something,”
“Commander Ye is right.”
“You still had hopes for the Suns.”
“I am Zhang Qianjunwanma (means mighty army).”
“are those bastards.”