不过是把晋王在审讯时的 缄默不言
“Prince Jin's silence during the interrogation was recorded as”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可他写的承认
“But that was not a real confession.”
不过是 把晋王在审讯时的 缄默不言
“Prince Jin's silence during the interrogation was recorded as”
记录成了无言以对
“"unable to provide an answer."”
“He did not confess at all; the scribe cleverly spun his silence into guilt.”
Refers to the ancient Chinese historiographical practice of using subtle word choices to convey moral judgment, praise, or condemnation without stating it outright.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nothing more than; merely
Used to downplay the significance of an action or reveal its simple, often manipulative reality.
keeping totally silent; maintaining silence
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) describing deliberate refraining from speech, often under pressure or interrogation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've finally found the breakthrough in Prince Jin's case.”
“you did read Prince Jin's case file. That dagger”
“Father knew Prince Jin's case would end badly”
“and how they slandered Prince Jin.”
“Let's keep investigating Prince Jin's case.”
“Why do you have to get involved in Prince Jin's case?”