果然就试出了毒
“and the poison showed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
全部拿来熬煮 煮掉汁水过后 再用银针试之
“she boiled down all Her Ladyship's meals. After the liquid was cooked off, she tested it with a silver needle,”
果然 就试出了毒
“and the poison showed.”
“So who wants Peiyi dead?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In ancient China, silver needles were widely believed to turn black upon contact with poisons (primarily sulfur-containing arsenic), making them a common forensic trope in historical narratives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sure enough; as expected
Use this adverb to indicate that an outcome matches prior expectations or hypotheses.
to detect or reveal through testing
A verb-complement construction used when a test or trial yields a definitive result.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Poisoned or not, we won't know till we taste it.”
“I tested the poison for you because I knew I'd be fine.”
“On what grounds do you think it was me who poisoned her?”
“Even if they know she was poisoned, they won't trace it to me.”
“Perhaps it will cure your poison.”
“This poison in me cannot be cured.”