这要是霁州军与焉州军
“If the Jizhou Army and the Yanzhou Army”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
成了侯夫人了她
“She has become a Marchioness!”
这要是 霁州军与焉州军
“If the Jizhou Army and the Yanzhou Army”
结成一家
“were to unite,”
“If those two powerful armies unite through this marriage, they will become unstoppable.”
In Chinese dynastic history, central courts always feared regional military factions uniting through marriage and challenging imperial supremacy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if this turns out to be; what if
A very common colloquial formula used to introduce a hypothetical concern or potential consequence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now the soldiers of Jizhou and Yanzhou”
“has half the military power in Jizhou.”
“The Yanzhou Army concerns the safety of the border.”
“Jizhou is in chaos now.”
“You nearly caused civil unrest in Jizhou.”
“Jizhou Army, retreat with me!”