我可是费了好一番工夫才找到的 你看
“It took me quite some time to find this basket. Look. Baskets made of rattan are rare to find.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我也有发现 灵宫殿太大了 这个盒子
“I also found something. The Mortuary Hall is huge. It took me quite some time to find this basket.”
我可是 费了好一番工夫 才 找到 的 你看
“It took me quite some time to find this basket. Look. Baskets made of rattan are rare to find.”
皮藤编织的盒子可不多见
“Look. Baskets made of rattan are rare to find.”
“Appreciate this discovery—it took serious effort to dig it up.”
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, emphasizing one's 'kulao' (toil and sweat) validates the outcome and invites praise and appreciation from companions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
went through a great deal of trouble / put in a lot of effort
Use this spoken collocation when highlighting that a task required significant time, energy, and persistence.
only then managed to find
The particle '才' emphasizes the lateness, difficulty, or prerequisite conditions met before succeeding.
Forms the '是...的' construction to emphasize the manner, time, or hardship of the completed action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I went to great lengths to collect them.”
“It took us a lot of effort before finally finding this man.”
“It took me quite a lot of trouble to take him.”
“for the Tribute Ink selection. They have always been personally kept by Master.”
“I put in so much effort and I finally found a new buyer”