只能效仿裴宰相
“He could only imitate Chancellor Pei,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也不敢耽搁了公务
“nor delay official business.”
只能 效仿 裴宰相
“He could only imitate Chancellor Pei,”
“I had no choice but to improvise, and even great statesmen did the exact same thing.”
In Chinese bureaucratic tradition, citing historical actions of esteemed figures (Gushi) serves as powerful legal and moral justification for irregular behavior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to follow the example of; to emulate
A formal and literary term used to describe modeling one's actions after an admired predecessor.
can only; have no choice but to
Expresses that the course of action taken was the only available alternative under constraints.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“His Majesty has always kept out of state affairs.”
“Your duty is merely to enforce edicts.”
“dare not defy an imperial decree”
“Prime Minister Wei is farsighted.”
“Great Tang will choose the successor”
“You are the only choice to succeed to the throne.”