单说陛下 年岁渐长 早晚要当政的
“His Majesty, is growing older. Sooner or later, he will take full control of governance.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不说别的
“Leaving everything else aside,”
单说陛下 年岁渐长 早晚 要当政的
“His Majesty, is growing older. Sooner or later, he will take full control of governance.”
“When His Majesty's authority is fully consolidated, think carefully— who will he deal with first?”
“You need to plan an exit strategy before the Emperor grows up and executes us all.”
In Chinese dynastic history, powerful regents or ministers who governed on behalf of underage emperors frequently faced lethal purges once the sovereign matured and seized absolute authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
growing older by the year
A formal and literary way to describe someone's coming of age or increasing maturity.
inevitably will; sooner or later bound to
Used to stress the inevitable outcome of a developing trend.
Placed at the clause end to give an assertive, declarative emphasis to a predicted certainty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and you've already gained His Majesty's recognition.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“About that... Your Majesty! It's not your concern.”
“- You people - Your Majesty. have forgotten your roots!”
“Your Majesty! Your Majesty, at least look at me once! -If she doesn't stay to serve me, -I don't want to die!”
“that you, Your Majesty, are the true Son of Heaven.”