分明就是姚家见二伯父 坐了一回牢 升迁无望
“But the real reason is that my Second Uncle was imprisoned once”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么他不喜欢怜姐儿 姚家就同意退亲了
“He said he disliked Lian, so the Yao family agreed to call off the engagement.”
分明就是 姚家见二伯父 坐了一回牢 升迁无望
“But the real reason is that my Second Uncle was imprisoned once”
这才准备退亲的
“and his career is ruined now.”
“Stop being naive—they are ditching us because our family lost political power.”
In historical Chinese society, marriages between gentry families were alliances tied directly to official rank, which often dissolved if one family fell from grace.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is clearly / blatantly nothing but
Used to expose an obvious truth or debunk an excuse with strong certainty.
hopeless prospects for career promotion
A formal four-character idiom describing someone whose bureaucratic or professional advancement is blocked.
