在我入教坊的第二年
“In my second year at the Music Office,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我的孩子
“My poor child.”
在我入教坊的 第二年
“In my second year at the Music Office,”
就被舞娘发现
“a dancer found out.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, female kin of convicted or fallen officials were frequently enslaved and consigned to the Jiaofang, making mention of entering it a symbol of familial tragedy and low status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Jiaofang; imperial academy of music and entertainment
Used in historical dramas to refer to state-run establishments where female relatives of disgraced officials were often sent as entertainers.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I endure this life in the Music Office”
“After learning that I was in the Music Office,”
“I did nothing improper at the Music Office.”
“He was the only one she knew outside the Music Office.”
“he came here specially to see you.”
“The tricks those women use there”