足见我家墨品已不输徽墨
“This shows that our ink is not inferior to Hui Ink.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不料四轮斗墨下来 皆不分胜负
“Unexpectedly, after 4 rounds of competition, there is still no winner.”
足见 我家 墨品已 不输 徽墨
“This shows that our ink is not inferior to Hui Ink.”
“Your country has an old saying, "The latecomers surpass the old-timers."”
“We are just as good as the best, and you can no longer look down on us.”
Huizhou ink is celebrated as the pinnacle of Chinese traditional craftsmanship, making parity with it the ultimate validation of an artisan's status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
suffices to show / clearly proves
A literary connective used to introduce strong evidence or a clear conclusion drawn from preceding facts.
not inferior to / on par with
Frequently used to state that someone or something matches another respected standard in quality or skill.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“it's the same principle as why they have to travel a long way to Huizhou”
“wouldn't our Huizhou ink industry be turned upside down?”
“This is the aura that the Head of the Workshop leading Hui Ink should have.”
“they now have complete control over the Huizhou ink industry.”
“I'm afraid even a 3-year-old kid in Huizhou could make this ink.”
“Hui Ink must emerge victorious. Failure is not an option.”