汽油也少了一桶 连喷灯都带走了
“a barrel of gasoline, and even the blowtorch.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
馍馍 咸菜少了不少 还拿走一床被子
“A lot of buns and pickles are gone. They also took a quilt,”
汽油也少了一桶 连 喷灯 都带走 了
“a barrel of gasoline, and even the blowtorch.”
“A barrel of gas is enough for two days. More than that.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In freezing regions of northern and western China, blowtorches (喷灯) are essential survival gear used to warm diesel engines and oil pans before ignition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take away; to carry off
A fundamental verb-complement combination used whenever physical items are removed from a location.
even...
A crucial correlative pattern used to emphasize an extreme example to prove a point.
Denotes a change of state regarding the missing gasoline and items.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“wouldn't turn into a pile of scrap metal just because there is no fuel.”
“My gas station is running out of gas now.”
“My gas station is running out of gas now.”
“Each of them is a hard nut to crack. This matter is settled, then.”
“the second place is nowhere near him.”
“We got there in no time.”