都需要大老爷们 签字用印
“requires the senior officials' signatures and official stamps.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
且不说进出的往来印信
“[Shuntian Prefecture] not to mention that every pass and seal for goods coming in and out”
都需要 大老爷们 签字用印
“requires the senior officials' signatures and official stamps.”
“Just to transport a full 12,000 tons of grain,”
“The officials at the top approved this, so they cannot pretend they know nothing about it.”
In imperial China, an official seal (印) carried absolute authority and personal administrative accountability for magistrates.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to sign and affix an official seal
A formal collocation used when describing formal approvals and administrative procedures.
high officials / magistrates (historical)
A historical honorific used to address or refer to local magistrates or influential court figures.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to clear his name. You should sign too.”
“But it is the people that signed it.”
“[Luo's Pawnshop] this is the contract you signed yourself.”
“♪ Looking up, dreaming side by side of great ideals ♪ Boss, sign next to mine. ♪ The vast world awaits youth to arrive ♪”
“here's a document that needs your signature.”
“every single person who signed this”