路有冻死骨 此等昏君 罪该万死
“the poor is frozen to death on an empty stomach by the roadside." Such an incompetent ruler deserves to die!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
朱门酒肉臭
“"While meat and wine go to waste behind the vermilion gates of the rich,”
路有冻死骨 此等昏君 罪该万死
“the poor is frozen to death on an empty stomach by the roadside." Such an incompetent ruler deserves to die!”
这李兄说得对
“Li is right.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Classical Chinese intellectuals traditionally used poetry as a potent weapon to critique state corruption and voice compassion for suffering commoners.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
along the roadside lie corpses of the frozen poor
A classical quote from Du Fu illustrating severe social injustice and wealth disparity.
incompetent ruler or tyrant
Use this term in historical contexts to describe a corrupt, inept monarch.
deserving of death ten thousand times
An extreme idiom used to express severe moral guilt or fatal offense.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is hardly cold,”
“When these old bones of mine die,”
“There really are bones of dead people down there. I saw it with my own eyes.”
“I'm not afraid to die.”
“His body is still in Dachang. His bones aren't even cold yet.”
“and you'd die without a trace.”