县主尽管带她来与我对质
“If you want, bring her here to confront me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可这贪财在好色的前边 惜命更在这贪财的前边
“But money comes before women for me, and staying alive comes before all else.”
县主尽管带她来与我 对质
“If you want, bring her here to confront me.”
也让她把掖庭局的内侍一个一个确认
“Have her meet every eunuch in the bureau”
“Go ahead and bring her; I am not afraid of confronting your witness.”
In traditional Chinese jurisprudence and palace politics, a direct face-to-face confrontation between the accused and the accuser/witness was a decisive step to uncover perjury and establish the truth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
feel free to; do not hesitate to
Used before a verb to give strong permission or boldly challenge someone to proceed without hesitation.
to confront; to cross-examine face to face
Formal term used in legal disputes or conflicts when two opposing parties verify facts directly in front of each other.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your Ladyship, please stop teasing me. We are here on orders.”
“Your Ladyship, please don't misunderstand us.”
“Your Ladyship, let me.”
“Your Ladyship, we found this nearby.”
“Your Ladyship! I did do something awful to her before,”
“I don't understand your question.”