远赴潭州赴任
“and traveled to Tanzhou to take up the post.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“So I stole Cui Junmao's identity”
远赴潭州赴任
“and traveled to Tanzhou to take up the post.”
不想竟无意间
“But by accident,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, officials were dispatched far from their ancestral homes to take up posts to prevent local nepotism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to travel far away to
A formal written or literary term used when traveling great distances for official duty or work.
to leave for or take up an official post
Commonly used in formal or historical contexts to describe assuming an administrative position.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“this is Tanzhou. My territory.”
“entrusted Tanzhou to you.”
“I went to the provincial office.”
“it will reach the capital from Raozhou.”
“and volunteered to go to Jiaozhou.”
“to Yunchuan to lie low.”