现下京城 能见着的泰西货
“Half the Western goods you see in the capital now”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
前些年福建开关 他们家也是 从中分了一杯羹的
“When Fujian opened trade back then, they also took a share of the profits.”
现下 京城 能 见着 的 泰西货
“Half the Western goods you see in the capital now”
有一半都是 纪家用商船运进来的
“are brought in by the Ji family's merchant ships.”
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“few noblewomen in the capital can compare.”
“When you arrive in the capital, you don't need to tiptoe around others.”
“The capital has those too.”
“Now, I just hope to return to the capital soon”
“Everyone says the capital is wealthy, but I never believed it until now.”
“then I'm afraid the capital will soon plunge into chaos.”