有上顿没下顿的
“nor food guaranteed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
无处可去
“nowhere to go”
有上顿没下顿 的
“nor food guaranteed.”
“We remembered that we have an uncle in the Li Sect,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese cultural memory, extreme poverty is traditionally framed around the uncertainty of having regular meals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
living hand-to-mouth; not knowing where the next meal comes from
A vivid idiomatic expression used to describe extreme poverty or precarious, unstable living conditions.
Adds a descriptive, categorizing nuance to characterize their state of living.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“anytime soon.”
“He'd be busy for days and nights,”
“My legs are breaking down.”
“♪ Even the wounds that leave behind their marks ♪ and I always will be.”
“It hasn't stopped since yesterday.”
“can't stop yet.”