张大人因与粮商宋文贺 勾结贪墨 罪大恶极
“Lord Zhang colluded with grain merchant Song Wenhe to embezzle funds. It was a heinous crime.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why isn't he here to see me? My Lord.”
张大人因与粮商宋文贺 勾结 贪墨 罪大恶极
“Lord Zhang colluded with grain merchant Song Wenhe to embezzle funds. It was a heinous crime.”
“His Majesty stripped him of his title as Commander on the spot.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In ancient China, state grain reserves were vital to regime stability, making corruption involving grain merchants an imperial crime of the highest order.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to collude with; to conspire
Carries an explicitly negative, derogatory moral evaluation.
embezzlement; corruption
A classic literary or formal term for bribery and corrupt practices in officialdom.
guilty of heinous crimes; extremely wicked
A formal idiom used to describe crimes of the utmost severity deserving stern punishment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Something tells me you are looking for someone.”
“Lord Zhang, what happened?”
“Lord Zhang is not making things up out of thin air.”
“To catch the murderer, Lord Li”
“you were just a frail scholar.”
“[Qinwen Hall] Lord Li, what are you doing?”