地上跑的 水里游的 草里蹦的 只要是能吃的
“runs, swims, or hops in the grass, if it's edible,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是真的吗 当然是真的 就这么跟你说吧 天上飞的
“Is that true? Of course it's true. Let me put it this way. Whatever flies,”
地上跑的 水里游的 草里蹦的 只要 是能吃的
“runs, swims, or hops in the grass, if it's edible,”
“I can stew it in one pot. Then, I've found the right man.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese folk cuisine, the idiom 'eating anything that flies, runs, or swims' is a proud, humorous badge of culinary skill and dietary fearlessness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
those running on the ground (terrestrial animals)
Part of a classic rhythmic idiom describing culinary comprehensiveness regarding edible wildlife or livestock.
those swimming in the water (aquatic creatures)
Commonly paired with aerial and terrestrial phrases when boasting about food variety.
those hopping in the grass (insects or small game)
Colloquial descriptive chunk emphasizing the wildness and range of edible creatures.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“run on the ground, and swim in the sea— she knows them all. Right?”
“They can't just run loose everywhere. That's unacceptable.”
“I need to eat to have the strength to escape.”
“Run? Still running?”
“his younger days rolling and crawling in the hunting ground.”
“Run! Fun, right? Run!”