待他找好了纵火者后
“Once he hired his arsonists,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and that he wouldn't dare do it himself.”
待 他 找好了 纵火者 后
“Once he hired his arsonists,”
我便假意示好
“I played nice”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Narratives in Chinese historical drama often revolve around intricate schemes where patience and letting the enemy make the first move are essential tactics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
once; when; awaiting the moment that
A literary or formal temporal conjunction often used to introduce a condition that must be met before an action takes place.
finish finding; secure (someone/something)
A resultative complement construction indicating the successful completion of looking for someone or something.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you dare to harm my family again,”
“When the romance ended, he set a fire so they'd die together.”
“I saw two people setting fire”
“to find the arsonists as soon as possible.”