可见什么保媒不保媒的 都早已揭过
“it's clear that the matter of matchmaking is long in the past.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
既然傅夫人 都愿意为我们主婚了
“Since Madam Fu was willing to officiate,”
可见 什么保媒不保媒的 都 早已揭过
“it's clear that the matter of matchmaking is long in the past.”
倒是王夫人
“As for you, Madam Wang,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional gentry families, obtaining the support of a high-status patron to officiate a wedding serves as definitive social proof that prior disputes over matchmakers have been settled.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is evident that / this shows that
Placed at the beginning of a clause to introduce a logical inference drawn from observed facts.
turn the page / put behind / let bygones be bygones
Metaphorical usage indicating that an unpleasant issue or disagreement has been moved past and will not be revisited.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“♪ Giggling, she melts into the throng with trails of scents ♪ With my years of matchmaking experience,”
“How did I end up being your matchmaker?”
“Based on my ten-odd years of matchmaking experience,”
“no matchmaker has ever come to my home.”
“Some people just play matchmakers blindly.”
“Didn't you say that would only make the media pay more attention to her?”