比我们原想的要多得多
“[Hall of the Great Hero] are far more numerous than we thought.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
与睿昌王有勾连的人
“[Hall of the Great Hero] The people connected to Prince Ruichang”
比我们原想的要 多得多
“[Hall of the Great Hero] are far more numerous than we thought.”
其中有不少在户部任职
“Many of them held positions in the Ministry of Revenue.”
“The threat is grave; we have severely underestimated our rival's reach.”
In historical Chinese governance, bureaucratic ties to rebellious princes often triggered purge-level crises, making faction size a critical security metric.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally thought / previously assumed
Used in formal or reflective spoken contexts when reality differs from initial expectations.
far more / much more
A strong comparative structure indicating a significant margin of difference.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“...far exceeds the two of us.”
“if we can add two extra 40-inch prints.”
“may be worse than I imagined.”