拿掉区区一个东宫伴读 算什么报复
“Taking away a Crown Prince's study companion is nothing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You call me someone who holds a grudge.”
拿掉 区区一个 东宫伴读 算什么 报复
“Taking away a Crown Prince's study companion is nothing.”
那你为何要这么做
“Then why did you do it?”
“You think this was my revenge? If I truly retaliated, the consequences would be far worse.”
In imperial China, companion-scholars to the heir apparent held crucial proximity to future supreme power, making their removal a subtle political strike.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to remove, oust, or dismiss someone from a post
Commonly used in political or organizational contexts to describe sacking or demoting someone.
a mere, an insignificant
Use before a noun or title to belittle its value, prestige, or importance.
hardly qualifies as; cannot even be considered
A rhetorical phrase used to disparage or downplay the significance of an action or object.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“from your post as the Crown Prince's companion. What? This.”
“You mean His Majesty removing you as the Crown Prince's study companion?”
“That's why you made me a companion in the East Palace.”
“I may not be the Crown Prince's study companion.”
“As his companion, your failure to counsel him”
“as the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace to lure him in.”