你是想说那日的宫墙里？
“You mean in the palace wall that day?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But come to think of it, I did see her one more time.”
你是想说 那日的宫墙里？
“You mean in the palace wall that day?”
“It's just a joke. Do you want to be put in a wall and turned into fertilizer too?”
“Are you seriously bold enough to talk about that taboo palace incident?”
In imperial court narratives, discussing violent or treacherous events within the palace walls is politically hazardous and can result in death, requiring extreme circumspection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if you really press me to say; if I have to put it into words
Used as a hedging transition when reluctantly revealing something or recalling a rare occasion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why did you put her in a palace wall?”
“He must've caught a cold”
“I only learned about it today as well.”
“the palace treats me much differently now.”
“The palace banquet is in 7 days.”
“Should I cower within the palace walls,”