二弟回荆城怎么也不告诉我一声
“Why didn't you tell me you were coming back to Jing City, Shi?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不会让祖父失望的
“I won't let Grandfather down.”
二弟 回荆城 怎么也不告诉我一声
“Why didn't you tell me you were coming back to Jing City, Shi?”
是没把我这个 郑家未来的宗主放在眼里吗
“Don't you have any regard for me, the future clan leader of the Zheng family?”
“You came back in secret because you don't respect my authority as the clan heir.”
In traditional clan politics, younger siblings are expected to formally report to the eldest heir upon arrival to show deference and prevent suspicion of covert rivalry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how come not even...
Employed to express reproach or disbelief when someone fails to do something expected or polite.
give me a heads-up; let me know
A standard spoken idiom for asking to be informed or kept in the loop about someone's actions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“must also be brought back to Jing City.”
“Yao also returned to the capital today.”
“If I don't go, not only will I fail to account for this to Jing City,”
“Jing City is now filled with undercurrents.”
“Then Jing City will be leaderless.”
“It's more like you're worried about not being able to enter Jing City, right?”