勿要轻信一家之言
“and not trust one side's words alone."”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
勿要轻信一家之言
“and not trust one side's words alone."”
陛下息怒
“Please calm down, Your Majesty.”
“You are being manipulated by one side's biased testimony; do not rush to punish.”
Ministers in imperial China were expected to offer prudent counsel to prevent impulsive imperial decrees while maintaining absolute deference.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the word of a single party; biased one-sided account
A classical idiom used to caution against relying on only one person's version of events.
do not be credulous; do not easily believe
A formal, literary admonition urging careful skepticism before making a judgment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't easily trust others' promises.”
“Stop listening to rumors.”
“and not judge him rashly.”
“Don't take their words to heart.”
“We shouldn't have believed what she said at the beginning.”
“none of you is to act rashly.”