城内有居民百十坊
“There were hundreds of residential blocks in the city,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“with carriages and horses streaming ceaselessly.”
城内有居民百十坊
“There were hundreds of residential blocks in the city,”
“and the official roads outside branched out in all directions,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In ancient Chinese urban planning, residential zones were compartmentalized into gated wards known as 'fang'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
around a hundred residential wards
A classical phrasing used in historical storytelling to estimate large amounts of city blocks.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The city was crowded and lively.”
“In this quarter,”
“All these buildings ahead are coming down. Everyone's got to move.”
“Whatever happens in the city,”
“how many villages and towns are there?”
“If the citizens welcome you now”