也是今日才听说的
“I didn't hear those rumors until today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你怎么看？ 本官可不像太傅这般 通晓市井消息
“Mr. Xie, what's your opinion? Mr. Deng, I'm not as well-informed as you.”
也是 今日才 听说的
“I didn't hear those rumors until today.”
那诸位同僚以为
“Then, ministers,”
“Do not imply I orchestrated this rumor; I only just found out like everyone else.”
In imperial officialdom, having premature access to information could be interpreted as espionage or political conspiracy, prompting officials to pretend ignorance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only just... at that point
A common sentence pattern used to emphasize that something happened very late or unexpectedly recently.
to hear of, to be told
Frequently used to introduce hearsay or rumors without taking direct personal responsibility for their truth.
Affirms the factual nature and timing of the event within the 'shi... de' emphatic construction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's a pity I didn't realize until today”
“Why am I just hearing this now?”
“Why didn't I know until now?”
“I also just found out today”
“It only came up today.”
“Now I finally understand.”
“We just found out ourselves.”
“I only found out your identity the day before yesterday.”