奴婢看他平时还挺爱学习的
“I see that he usually loves studying quite a bit.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“A-Actually, His Lordship isn't always like this.”
奴婢看他平时 还挺 爱 学习 的
“I see that he usually loves studying quite a bit.”
经常一个人在书房里读书
“He often reads alone in the study.”
“He really is not as hopeless or frivolous as you make him out to be.”
In traditional household hierarchies, personal attendants often feel protective of their master's reputation and subtly speak up for them when guests or outsiders criticize them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I / your servant (humble self-address used by female servants in ancient China)
A classic historical pronoun seen frequently in costume dramas when maidservants speak to their masters.
usually; in normal times
Commonly used to describe someone's routine behavior or baseline character.
quite fond of; rather keen on
A colloquial combination expressing a strong personal hobby or inclination.
Used at the end of an assertive sentence to affirm the certainty of the statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I truly don't know.”
“I truly know nothing. I really didn't say a word.”
“I've done as you said.”
“I came to borrow money from Supervisor Hu.”
“I would gladly serve Your Highness”
“The servants get to enjoy the benefits too. We feel warm as well.”