全都算在外臣的头上吧
“squarely on me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“place all the old rot uncovered in Great Tang”
全都算在 外臣 的头上吧
“squarely on me.”
陛下
“Your Majesty.”
“Blame it all on me so we can settle this political dispute.”
Envoys in Imperial China frequently referred to themselves as 'waichen' and willingly offered themselves up as scapegoats to prevent wider interstate conflicts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to blame something on someone; to hold someone accountable
A very useful idiomatic construction to assign fault or financial debt to a specific person.
minister from an external state; foreign subject
A humble self-referential term used by envoys or foreign officials before a sovereign.
Softens the offer while indicating reluctant concession and finality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“blames us for all this.”
“If I remember correctly,”
“I have profound gratitude toward you, Your Majesty.”
“were accurately predicted by His Highness.”
“the integrity of the court falls within my authority.”
“his is greater than mine.”