先帝也干过这么一回
“[Speak with Caution] the late Emperor pulled the very same trick.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
十七年前
“[Speak with Caution] Seventeen years ago,”
先帝也 干过 这么一回
“[Speak with Caution] the late Emperor pulled the very same trick.”
你们齐家人
“You Qi family...”
“Don't act so righteous; your family's revered late emperor is guilty of the exact same thing.”
In traditional Chinese political rhetoric, invoking the actions of ancestors or former emperors is a powerful argumentative tool to justify or condemn behavior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the late emperor; former emperor
Historical term referring to the deceased predecessor monarch.
has done; carried out
Colloquial and slightly informal verb phrase, often carrying a slightly blunt or critical edge depending on context.
such an occasion; this sort of thing once
Informal measure phrase referring to a specific historical incident or precedent.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The Late Emperor was autocratic and muddle-headed,”
“the late Emperor abdicated to you,”
“would you dare treat him this way, Prime Minister?”
“He could be in line for the throne.”
“Everything was within the Late Emperor's calculations all along.”
“It was clearly the Late Emperor's setup.”