掩盖吉安村疫病真相
“to cover up the truth about the plague in Ji'an Village.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
便是编造弥天大谎
“I had to spread a monstrous lie”
掩盖吉安村疫病真相
“to cover up the truth about the plague in Ji'an Village.”
“to cover up the truth about the plague in Ji'an Village. I won't expose your secret.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional bureaucratic culture, officials sometimes suppressed reports of plagues or natural disasters to protect their career rankings and avoid immediate royal punishment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to cover up the truth
A frequent formal collocation used when denouncing corruption, scandal, or unethical secrecy.
epidemic; plague
An elevated or historical term for an infectious disease outbreak.
