鹿角胶和胶 因我是外行
“and deer-antler glue was used as the binder. Since I'm a layman”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们私下里做的是李家漆烟古墨 用生漆和桐油烧烟
“what you were secretly producing was your family's ancient lacquer-soot ink. The lampblack was made by burning raw lacquer and tung oil,”
鹿角胶和胶 因 我是 外行
“and deer-antler glue was used as the binder. Since I'm a layman”
刚到墨坊 也只能做些捣杵的重活
“and had only just arrived at the workshop, I could only do some heavy pounding work.”
“Don't question me about the secrets; I'm just an unskilled novice who knows nothing.”
Traditional Chinese craft guilds closely guarded core formulas, leaving outsiders and newcomers relegated strictly to brute physical labor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I am a novice / outsider to this field
A very common way to politely disclaim expertise or excuse oneself from professional scrutiny.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“like fish maw, dried scallops, and more.”
“Like medicated plaster, you were stuck on me.”
“Is this the Snow-Scale Beast's saliva?”
“Why is Zhu so hard to shake off?”
“Juer! Juer!”
“What is so good about candied hawthorn? We have plenty of good food at home.”