这些人一口一个江山社稷
“These people claim to care about the nation,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们到现在都没想出办法
“We still haven't figured out a solution.”
这些人 一口一个 江山社稷
“These people claim to care about the nation,”
“but who cares about Dan's life and safety?”
“Their patriotic high talk is pure hypocrisy to mask that they don't care if my child dies.”
A quintessential conflict in Chinese historical dramas between the grand duty to the realm (Jiangshan Sheji) and primal familial maternal protectiveness (Dan'er's survival).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
constantly repeating / spouting off on every breath
A vivid colloquial pattern used to express annoyance at someone repeatedly invoking an annoying phrase or high-minded excuse.
the state, the country, and the imperial realm
A classical idiom representing the state or sovereign realm, frequently uttered by politicians to sound noble.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“For the sake of the country and the people,”
“For the sake of the realm,”
“to take back the empire that belongs to me,”
“he must prioritize the state.”
“-Each one concerns our state and people. -The mayor? How can I be distracted?”
“no one was left in her household.”