用玉兰树诅咒她 非要查个明白
“using dead magnolias to curse her. She demanded I get to the bottom of it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But she insists someone sabotaged them,”
用玉兰树诅咒她 非要查个明白
“using dead magnolias to curse her. She demanded I get to the bottom of it.”
我起早贪黑地查了三天 根本没人靠近那些花草树木
“I worked day and night for three days, and no one went near those plants.”
“She's being completely paranoid, making a huge fuss over nothing and giving us extra work.”
In imperial China, palace intrigues often involved accusations of witchcraft or symbolic curses using flora, which could lead to severe political repercussions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stubbornly insist on / persistently demand
Expresses annoyance toward someone stubbornly insisting on doing something unreasonable.
investigate thoroughly to find the whole truth
Used when demanding or describing an effort to leave no stone unturned.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“so now you're turning on Madam Yulan instead?”
“Maybe it's a curse.”
“I asked Yulan to help you in secret”
“I would be glad to explain.”
“Are you sure the curse has been lifted?”
“The Firefluff Tree is of fire. The Ice Curse can't get close to it.”