田墨在徽州墨业 哪里还有容身之处
“there would be no place left for us in the Huizhou ink industry!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她和骆文谦勾结 屡次三番坏我好事 我若再不出手
“She colluded with Luo Wenqian and ruined my plans again and again. If I didn't act,”
田墨在徽州墨业 哪里还有 容身之处
“there would be no place left for us in the Huizhou ink industry!”
祯娘是同我们一起长大的朋友
“Zhen grew up with us!”
“I have to eliminate this threat, or our entire family business will be driven out of the market.”
Huizhou merchant lineages historically guarded their trade secrets and craft monopolies fiercely; losing ground in the regional guild meant economic death for the entire clan.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a place to stay; room to exist or survive
Commonly used both literally and figuratively to denote finding a foothold in an industry, society, or physical space.
how can there still be; there is no longer any
A powerful rhetorical structure that forcefully asserts a negative outcome.
