老师将王玄范 视为左膀右臂
“My mentor regards Wang Xuanfan as his right-hand man.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老师将王玄范 视为 左膀右臂
“My mentor regards Wang Xuanfan as his right-hand man.”
想要除掉王玄范
“To get rid of him,”
“Wang is his key pillar, so getting rid of him will cripple our opponent.”
In historical Chinese bureaucracy, relationships between masters and disciples or key aides were vital structures of political power.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
regard as / consider to be
A formal written and spoken collocation to express how someone views another person or concept.
right-hand man / indispensable aide
A set idiomatic phrase meaning left and right arms, referring to vital assistants.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“him to go this far.”
“Wang Xuanfan is an idiot.”
“whatever leverage Wang Xuanfan has over him must be substantial.”
“For my mentor to shield Wang Xuanfan to this extent,”
“Wang Xuanfan has ties... has ties with the bandits in Shandong!”
“keeping an eye on Wang Xuanfan's residence withdraw.”