你作何解释
“how do you explain this?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
高副使
“Vice Envoy Gao,”
你 作何解释
“how do you explain this?”
回禀陛下
“Your Majesty,”
“You better have a convincing explanation for this, or you will face the consequences.”
In historical imperial courts, an emperor demanding an explanation leaves the subordinate in extreme jeopardy where a failed defense can mean execution or disgrace.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how do you explain this; what is your explanation
A highly formal, classical phrasing used by an authority figure demanding an account or justification for suspicious conduct.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How do you explain that?”
“all this?”
“How do you explain this?”
“So how do you explain that?”
“what kind of righteous reasoning is that?”