都要断粮了 今天可算有吃的了
“We were running out of food. Finally, there's something to eat today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
真香
“It smells so good.”
都要 断粮了 今天 可算 有吃的了
“We were running out of food. Finally, there's something to eat today.”
听说昨晚上有人送粮食来了
“I heard there was a grain delivery last night.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese cultural memory, running out of food (断粮) represents extreme vulnerability, making any arrival of provisions an event of immense relief.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to run out of grain or food supplies
A vivid term describing absolute depletion of basic food sustenance.
finally; at long last
Used before a predicate to express long-awaited relief after an agonizing wait.
Marks the change of state from having no food to finally having food available.
