那是少之又少
“are exceedingly few.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
能出来参加革命的
“Those who left to join the revolution”
那是 少之又少
“are exceedingly few.”
我们正在努力查找
“We are trying our best to search,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical narratives of early revolutionary movements, participants from privileged, enemy, or non-traditional backgrounds were exceptionally rare, making each convert notable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
extremely rare; few and far between
A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) pattern used to emphasize scarcity in both written and spoken Chinese.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“were truly very few.”
“♪ Never mind fate dyes white crimson red ♪ are very few indeed.”
“in our treasury now.”
“Pingshu's kindness.”
“were already running dry.”