除去年节休息之后
“After accounting for rest days during holidays and festivals,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
除去年节休息之后
“After accounting for rest days during holidays and festivals,”
到了年关
“by year's end,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese commercial cycles, accounts and debts were settled precisely at the year-end (Nianguan), taking into account standard festival breaks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
deducting; excluding; apart from
Commonly used in spoken and formal Chinese to set aside a condition or quantity before making a calculation.
New Year festival and holidays
A traditional term referring to the Spring Festival holiday period.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You haven't taken leave in a while, right?”
“with no fixed holidays”
“The peak season has passed.”
“This isn't even a holiday. Why are they taking a break?”
“take some time next week when you're off”
“Working overtime during the holiday? Not taking a break?”