小将军远水解不了近渴
“He's too far to help.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这离蒴州还远着呢
“We're still far from Shuozhou.”
小将军 远水解不了近渴
“He's too far to help.”
我们要是被崇人抓了 我就去帮他们看风
“If we're caught, I'll just read the wind for them.”
“Don't count on the general to save us; he is too far away to help right now.”
Chinese speakers frequently employ concise, four-to-seven-character classical idioms or common folk sayings to succinctly justify pragmatic caution during emergencies.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
distant water cannot quench present thirst; a slow remedy cannot meet an urgent need
A common Chinese proverb used when an available solution is too late or too far away to solve an immediate crisis.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You truly are magnanimous. Most admirable indeed.”
“(The General means to kill.)”
“(The young general has other plans.) Father, please don't go.”
“The General is truly bold”
“(The General delivered himself to me.)”
“You asked me to dress your wound. And you're so picky.”