是你交给本官
“You handed this painting to me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
此画
“You handed this painting to me.”
是你交给本官
“You handed this painting to me.”
其中隐情
“Are you still refusing to explain”
“You gave this to me directly, so you cannot play innocent now.”
Imperial officials used formal self-appellations like 'benguan' to assert their state-sanctioned judicial authority rather than speaking in a personal capacity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this official / I (used by imperial officials)
A classical first-person pronoun used exclusively by magistrate-level officials in historical contexts to assert official authority.
to hand over / to deliver to
A highly common verbal collocation used to describe handing an object or task to someone else.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I would've asked Father to let you handle it.”
“carte blanche for all the issues in the group.”
“I will grant you the title of censor,”
“to put Chen Jun Law Firm in your hands.”
“One was reported to Your Excellency, Commander.”
“Now that you are a court official,”