那个美国人是个大鼻子
“that American has a big nose.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还好他们以为
“Luckily, they think”
那个 美国人 是个大鼻子
“that American has a big nose.”
躲得了今天
“We avoided them today,”
“They are searching for someone with distinct Western facial traits, so they missed our trail for now.”
Terms like '大鼻子' reflect historical Chinese popular perceptions focusing on prominent nasal features of Westerners, common in mid-20th-century period dramas.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
big nose (historical slang for Westerners)
An informal, historically rooted colloquial term in Chinese cinema and literature referring to Caucasian foreigners.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“with those big-nosed Americans.”
“is hiding a big-nosed American.”
“Where would a big-nosed American come from?”
“it seems this American”
“this American on our island?”
“Once we catch this American...”