同朝为官多年何必如此啊
“Having worked together for years, why are you so stern?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
公输府尹
“Magistrate Gongshu.”
同朝为官多年 何必如此 啊
“Having worked together for years, why are you so stern?”
卢将军
“General Lu,”
“We are old peers in the same administration; don't be so merciless and burn our bridges.”
In Chinese bureaucratic tradition, officials serving together shared implicit bonds of mutual accommodation, where pushing a colleague into a corner was viewed as exceptionally harsh.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
serving as officials in the same court
A dignified, classical four-character expression used between government peers to highlight shared status and past collegiality.
why must you act this way; there is no need to go this far
A common formal rhetorical pattern used to urge restraint and discourage extreme measures.
Adds emotional weight and a sighing, pleading quality to the appeal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and why those officials have been idle for years without anyone holding them accountable.”
“there are more officials with power.”
“Why is it so difficult to do an officer's job?”
“and you also gave many years of service to the imperial court.”
“You shouldn't have made so many enemies in court.”
“do not forget why you entered the service in the first place.”