当他回首往事的时候
“so that when he looks back,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
应当这样度过
“should be lived”
当他 回首往事 的时候
“so that when he looks back,”
不因虚度年华
“he won't regret”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Pavel Korchagin's soliloquy on life's purpose from 'How the Steel Was Tempered' is universally recognized across mainland China due to its prominent place in the national educational curriculum.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to look back on the past; to reminisce
A literary four-character expression commonly used in reflective essays and speeches about one's life history.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He had always wanted to go back in time”
“I can't help but think of the past.”
“these are all in the past.”
“Thinking back now,”
“that you'd cling to memories of the past.”
“(seemed to lie many long-buried past events,)”