但是还不是没有救治好父王
“but you still failed to treat Father.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你虽用了心
“You might be considerate,”
但是 还 不是没有 救治 好父王
“but you still failed to treat Father.”
我记你一大过
“You'll be given a serious demerit.”
“Your good intentions mean nothing since you still failed to save him.”
In hierarchical authoritarian or imperial structures, good intentions carry little weight if the life or health of a superior is lost.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the end still failed to / ultimately didn't
A rhetorical construction used to emphasize the failure of an outcome despite previous efforts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I think you don't care about my father's cause of death.”
“I will not accompany you further.”
“I never thought Father would die at the hands of our own people.”
“I didn't expect Father to have kept it all this time.”
“and win back some favor in Father's eyes.”
“because Father never got to see Mother one last time,”