老奴也是奉命行事
“I'm only following orders.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Now you keep making things difficult for us. What exactly is your intention?”
老奴 也是 奉命行事
“I'm only following orders.”
还请各位将军
“Please, generals,”
“Do not direct your anger at me; I have no choice in this.”
Using humble self-referents like '老奴' signals complete submission, thereby discouraging angry military commanders from directing violence at a mere messenger.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to act under orders
A standard formal four-character idiom used to state that one is executing orders rather than acting on personal initiative.
this old servant / your humble servant
A humble self-deprecating first-person pronoun used by senior servants or palace eunuchs in historical contexts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I apologize for my incompetence.”
“I'm just a servant, I can't make that call.”
“I can only do these minor tasks now.”
“I've done plenty of dirty work for you.”
“this is where I must take my leave.”
“I will definitely do so.”