在她来之前不久
“Shortly before her return,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我说是的
“I said yes.”
在 她来 之前不久
“Shortly before her return,”
扬公子又取走了几根夜兰分枝
“Master Zhengyang had taken a few more branches,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
shortly before
Used to describe an action occurring right before a specific reference point in time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Before yesterday, I had only met her once.”
“I never saw her again.”
“Before that day comes,”
“always rush to each other's side for support when needed.”
“Unless she was prepared.”
“From the very beginning,”