别是这账房乱写 冤枉了夫人
“Perhaps the accountant made it up and wronged his wife.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I think Lord Wang truly doesn't know.”
别是 这账房乱写 冤枉了 夫人
“Perhaps the accountant made it up and wronged his wife.”
“Whether she is innocent or not, let's investigate first.”
“Don't jump to conclusions; the accountant might be framing her or made a mistake.”
In hierarchical bureaucracies, minor functionaries like accountants (账房) are often the first to be blamed to shield high-ranking figures or their families from criminal charges.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could it be that; lest it be
Used to express worry or conjecture that an undesirable situation might have occurred.
to wrongly accuse; to frame
Very common in both historical and modern contexts when someone is blamed unfairly.
Indicates the completed state of the potential wrongful accusation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and bring back both the old accountant and the account book.”
“Your bookkeepers and stewards are doing just fine, right?”
“I had accounts stop paying his wages.”
“Such simple accounts, yet he could mess them up.”
“You shouldn't do bookkeeping here.”
“The accounts you made can only fool idiots.”