我爹要是误国害人的大奸臣
“If my father were a traitor who harmed the country and the people,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不会的 不会的
“That can't be true. That can't be true.”
我爹 要是 误国害人的大奸臣
“If my father were a traitor who harmed the country and the people,”
以我娘的性子
“with my mother's temper,”
“My father cannot possibly be evil, because my mother would never have stood for it.”
In traditional Chinese culture, defending one's family honor against charges of being a traitor is both a moral and filial imperative.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
bringing disaster to the country and harm to the people
A classical four-character idiom used to describe highly corrupt or disastrous political figures.
treacherous court official
Use this historical term when discussing corrupt or disloyal imperial ministers in costume dramas.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My father has been tortured into a stupor.”
“He killed your father, not my father. I have no grudge against him.”
“Your father would have been accused of deceiving His Majesty”
“Your father may be reckless,”
“My dad really is a great hero?”
“I will die eventually.”