听闻是杀猪西施救下我儿
“I heard it was the Butcher Beauty who saved my son,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
官爷
“Officer,”
听闻 是杀猪西施救下我儿
“I heard it was the Butcher Beauty who saved my son,”
却反而坐牢
“but she was put in jail.”
“You have the wrong person; she is a rescuer, not a criminal.”
Adding 'Xishi' (one of the ancient Four Beauties) after a humble occupation like 'pork butcher' creates a colorful folk moniker indicating a remarkably pretty commoner.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hear that; it is reported that
A polite, slightly formal way to introduce information learned via hearsay or indirect reports.
to successfully rescue or save
A resultative complement construction indicating the successful completion of a rescue.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“if I had known she was the Butcher Beauty,”
“I heard the late emperor gave a mansion to the Ye family”
“I heard you've been visiting physicians in private.”
“Thank you. Thank you, Butcher Beauty!”
“I've also heard she's highly accomplished in her studies.”
“I heard you have a photographic memory.”