只要他肯上书奏表
“If he'd be willing to submit a formal petition”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
才落得这般下场
“that it ended up like this.”
只要他 肯上书奏表
“If he'd be willing to submit a formal petition”
言明错处
“and admit his mistakes,”
“All he has to do is swallow his pride and apologize to the throne, and this will be over.”
In imperial court etiquette, an official who fell from grace often had to formally petition and admit fault to allow the emperor to show magnanimity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as long as; provided that
A fundamental conjunction used to introduce an indispensable condition for a subsequent outcome.
to submit a memorial to the throne
A classical/historical bureaucratic term used when talking about formal petitions or communications sent directly to an emperor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I have an urgent matter to report.”
“I have a matter to report.”
“yet I didn't let him pass the imperial examination.”
“- I second that. - I second that.”
“- I second that. - I second that.”
“- I second that. - I second that.”