从头到尾 都是傅海廉的人
“from the very beginning, has been Fu Hailian's man.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
神机营统领周阔海
“Zhou Kuohai, Commander of the Shenji Battalion,”
从头到尾 都是傅海廉的人
“from the very beginning, has been Fu Hailian's man.”
他受傅海廉的指使
“Under Fu Hailian's orders,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Imperial and traditional Chinese bureaucracy relied heavily on patron-client networks where loyalty to an individual patron superseded institutional duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
from start to finish; from beginning to end
A highly common set phrase used to emphasize the unbroken continuity of an action, state, or deception.
someone belonging to a certain person's faction or clique
Used in political or workplace contexts to denote someone's loyalty to a specific patron or boss.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you've just used me as a pawn from start to finish.”
“is Fan Chuan's right-hand man, and you are Fu Hailian's star pupil.”
“but Fu Hailian remains unruffled.”
“I know Fu Hailian has great power.”
“you must say, that from start to finish you knew absolutely nothing.”
“As things stand today, I, Fu Hailian, am finished.”