杜府丞不仅在朝堂上 将这账册捅了出来
“Deputy Prefect Du not only exposed these ledgers in the imperial court,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
本能一次就修好的水渠堤坝 也年年翻修
“Dikes and canals that should have been repaired once were being rebuilt year after year.”
杜府丞不仅在朝堂上 将这账册捅了 出来
“Deputy Prefect Du not only exposed these ledgers in the imperial court,”
还主动把与人私密的信件也交了出来
“but also voluntarily handed over private letters.”
“Du went completely scorched-earth; there is no turning back from exposing this publicly.”
Historically, lower officials who publicly reported superior corruption during court risked immediate retribution, often framing whistleblowing as a martyr-like moral duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
exposed or blew the lid off something
Use this vivid idiom when a secret, scandal, or hidden fraud is boldly brought to light.
Indicates the completion of an action that triggered a significant shift in circumstances.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Even if Mr. Du complained to Mr. Deng, it would be useless.”
“it was not enough to settle Mr. Du's grudge.”
“But Deputy Prefect Du also threw himself into prison. What is he after?”
“but visitors have already flooded in.”
“None of the servants in the Wu's Manor admitted that they fell asleep.”
“As a prefect,”