又没有背景的小娘子手中
“nor background?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为何会交给一个既没有经验
“Why was it handed to a young lady with neither experience”
又 没有 背景的小娘子手中
“nor background?”
“Didn't you report her merits to the Imperial Court on your own accord?”
“She is completely unqualified and has no political backing, so you clearly manipulated this decision.”
In traditional and imperial Chinese society, family background and political backing were considered essential prerequisites for holding authority or public responsibility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
neither having experience nor having connections/backing
A paired grammatical construction (既...又...) used to emphasize the complete absence of two crucial qualifications.
young lady / young unmarried woman
A historical form of address for a young woman, often carrying a condescending or diminutive undertone when used in political disputes.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Can a young lady like you”
“Young lady, why don't you come in and sit for a while?”
“My lady. It's useless.”
“-Changyu? -Who is this young lady?”
“Young lady, don't joke around.”
“This young lady really doesn't fear the cold.”