若不是咱们相爷出手
“If not for our Prime Minister's help,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
当然是敬酒
“Toasting, of course.”
若不是 咱们相爷 出手
“If not for our Prime Minister's help,”
只怕卢城
“[Supreme Order and Benevolent Governance] Lucheng would likely have”
“We all owe our lives and victory entirely to our master's brilliance.”
Subordinates in dynastic courts often seize every opportunity at banquets or gatherings to openly credit their patrons for regional or military triumphs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if not for; were it not for
A classical and formal conditional connective used to introduce counterfactual dependence on a person or event.
to intervene; to take action
Commonly used when someone influential or skilled steps in to resolve a critical situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The Prime Minister is not irredeemable.”
“Could it be that your grandfather helped you?”
“If my sister's in-laws hadn't said no,”
“Don't forget, if it weren't for my help, you'd already be a married woman”
“If it weren't for Aunt's sake,”
“If not for Qi,”