昨夜我们奉旨办事 今日也是奉旨办事
“Last night we were under orders. Today we're under orders too.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You let me in last night. What's changed?”
昨夜我们 奉旨办事 今日 也是 奉旨办事
“Last night we were under orders. Today we're under orders too.”
医正也别为难我们
“Please don't make it hard on us.”
“Don't blame me for going back on my word; I am just a pawn following orders from above.”
In traditional bureaucratic hierarchies, citing an imperial decree overrides all personal relationships, promises, and individual ethical debts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
carrying out an imperial decree; acting on royal orders
A classic historical phrase used to invoke absolute supreme command as legal and moral immunity.
to turn hostile and deny past agreements
Commonly used in both modern and historical Chinese when someone suddenly betrays trust or ignores a prior consensus.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Thank you for your hospitality tonight”
“Tonight, you two can stay here for the night.”
“So tonight, I'm going to have a word with”
“We're under orders as well. No one is allowed inside.”