狄某可否一闻
“Master Zhuang?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
关于此舞
“May I hear about this dance,”
狄某可否一闻
“Master Zhuang?”
“She was pure radiance, untainted by the world,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Affixing '某' to one's surname in pre-modern Chinese serves as a modest, self-effacing way to refer to oneself without sounding arrogant.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
May I hear (about this)?
A highly refined, classical formulation for asking someone to share a story, opinion, or explanation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There is one thing I don't understand.”
“is my deduction correct?”
“At first, I believed the killer was left-handed.”
“That was when I came to a realization.”
“I may meet you in official service”
“There's no need for your concern.”