这究竟如何应对
“What should we do?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
王爷近几日也不召见我等
“His Highness hasn't summoned us for days.”
这 究竟如何应对
“What should we do?”
这全然不知啊
“We're completely in the dark.”
“We are in serious trouble and have zero plan—what can we possibly do?”
In dynastic China, political retainers depended entirely on their lord's favor; being denied an audience (buzhaojian) signaled severe political peril or sudden abandonment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how on earth / what after all
A formal, literary combination of 'jiujing' (on earth/after all) and 'ruhe' (how), common in formal inquiries and dramatic dialogue.
to cope with / to respond to a situation
Widely used in both modern professional contexts and historical dramas to denote strategic response to challenges.