他那些房子和你这建筑就差不多
“Its buildings are quite similar to yours.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
叶家老宅子
“The Ye family's old house.”
他 那 些房子 和 你这建筑 就 差不多
“Its buildings are quite similar to yours.”
当年盖房子的时候
“Back when the house was built,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese towns and rural clans, houses built around the same era by prominent families often share distinct, recognizable regional architectural features.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
almost the same; roughly similar
Extremely common spoken expression for making comparisons indicating minor or negligible differences.
just about the same as...
Used to directly compare two objects or situations and emphasize their strong resemblance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you'd still compare yourself to others. You'd still think your house wasn't big”
“in Nanjing and Shanghai.”
“These storefronts all look the same.”
“would've been worth a fortune had we invested in real estate instead!”
“but the buildings here are much more thoughtfully designed.”
“Only this house. And you people tore it down.”