来卖货的 十个有九个都说自己是宫里的内侍
“Nine out of ten sellers claim to be palace eunuchs”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不认得 干这行的不问姓名 他是宫里的内侍
“No. In this trade, we never ask names. He's a palace eunuch.”
来卖货的 十个有九个 都说 自己 是宫里的内侍
“Nine out of ten sellers claim to be palace eunuchs”
就为了多卖几文钱 但咱可不傻 看货定价 就是
“just to get a better price. We're not fools. We pay based on the quality. That's right.”
“Don't be fooled by his story; everyone uses that fake imperial excuse to scam buyers.”
In historical China, goods smuggled out of the imperial palace fetched high prices, leading many fraudsters to falsely claim palace origins to deceive traders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nine out of ten; the vast majority
A very common colloquial formula used to describe high probability or widespread commonality.
sell goods; hawk merchandise
Everyday commercial term for selling items, commonly used in street trade and retail.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and had an old nanny who once served her take them out of the palace to sell.”
“my family got convicted, and I was sent to the palace as a eunuch.”
“my parents sold me to the palace.”
“Seeing that your plan failed, you killed the eunuch sent from the palace”
“But having a woman lead sales?”
“But those rumors circulated only among the eunuchs and palace maids.”