御史大人言之有理
“It makes sense, Censor.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
此等剧毒若被有心之人所利用 后果不堪设想
“If someone evil uses such poison, the consequences would be terrible.”
御史大人 言之有理
“It makes sense, Censor.”
不过本官近日也听闻一件趣事
“But lately, I've heard about something fun.”
“You have a point, but hold on—I have something else to reveal.”
In imperial Chinese bureaucracy, officials rarely challenged peers directly in public debate; instead, they offered courteous agreement before introducing divergent perspectives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what you say makes sense; well said
A formal four-character idiom used to acknowledge and validate someone's argument gracefully.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The censor has denounced me!”
“That's not right, Your Highness.”
“Your Highness, you are mistaken.”
“Why don't we find some imperial censor to make an issue out of this against him?”
“But once those censors get their hands on hard evidence,”
“surely Lord Yan wouldn't stoop to arguing with me.”