水 电 全都给断了
“they cut off the water and power.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这两天
“These past two days,”
水 电 全都给断了
“they cut off the water and power.”
“They are deliberately sabotaging us to force everyone out.”
Cutting off utilities is a notorious pressure tactic often depicted in urban disputes and forced demolitions in modern Chinese society.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
all completely (subjected to an adverse action)
Use '全都给 + verb' in colloquial speech to emphasize thoroughness, often with a sense of misfortune or external imposition.
cut off / severed
Frequently used for utilities like water, electricity, or internet being disconnected.
Marks a change of state, highlighting the current critical condition of having no utilities.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[officer 2] The network's been cut off.”
“Only now the power is out.”
“why the power suddenly went out at my place”
“What does the power failure there have anything to do with you?”
“Ordinary households have been experiencing intermittent power outages.”
“What's going on? Sudden blackout.”