我们才是端王爪下被玩弄的耗子
“We’re the real mice, toyed by Prince Duan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
今晚发生的事情 也会被他看见吗
“Can he see what happened tonight as well?”
我们 才是 端王爪下 被玩弄的耗子
“We’re the real mice, toyed by Prince Duan.”
难道我在他眼中
“Could it be that in his eyes,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical court settings, subordinate individuals often perceive themselves as expendable prey against the machinations of royalty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be toyed with / to be manipulated
Used to describe being treated like a helpless pawn by a stronger party.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This Prince Duan is not a fool.”
“Only Prince Duan can do it. That's what I thought.”
“And if Prince Duan had won, it wouldn't have ended so abruptly, leaving this mess behind.”
“Otherwise, how are we different from Prince Duan's sycophants?”
“he's not doing well with Prince Duan”
“The Prince of Duan left me no choice.”