汪大人所做之事功盖千秋
“What Lord Wang did will be remembered for generations.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Thank you, His Majesty. Please don't, Ma'am.”
汪大人所做之事 功盖千秋
“What Lord Wang did will be remembered for generations.”
是我们无能
“It is our failure”
“Your great achievements make the rest of us look entirely incompetent.”
In imperial official circles, praising high officials with historical grandiosity often served to highlight collective subordination and loyalty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merits and achievements outshining a thousand generations
A four-character literary idiom used to express monumental historical contribution or epoch-making service.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Lord Zhou,”
“Lord Fan, you are absolutely right.”
“It's rare for Lord Fan to cook. He did very well for a first time.”
“Lord Fan, you talk as if...”
“that Lord Xu was willing to give us a leg up.”
“Are you trying to minimize trouble?”