难民都涌到租界来 饭店的生意好得不得了
“Since refugees are flocking to the concession, the restaurant is doing extremely well.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我现在在鲁泰居
“I'm working at Lutai Restaurant now.”
难民都涌到租界来 饭店的 生意好 得 不得了
“Since refugees are flocking to the concession, the restaurant is doing extremely well.”
“We're recruiting new employees right now. We need a cook. We can provide room and board.”
“Our restaurant is flourishing despite the chaos, so this is a great opportunity.”
Refers to historical wartime Shanghai where foreign concessions served as safe havens, resulting in population surges and brief economic booms amid wider crisis.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
incredibly good; extraordinarily good
The pattern 'Adjective + 得不得了' is a classic high-impact spoken expression for extreme degree.
flood into; swarm to
A graphic verb describing large crowds rushing or pouring into a specific area.
Acts as a directional particle emphasizing movement toward the speaker's current location.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“recently in the concession, the streets are full of homeless refugees.”
“who brought your family to the concession. It was this insect”
“are running amok in the concession.”
“Father and I got separated at the entrance of the concession.”
“The concession is quite big. Finding someone is not that easy.”
“Your way of dealing with the Japanese in the concession,”