在夜里四下无人时 才敢去寻找
“and went back at night, when no one was around.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我只能记住鹦鹉所在的位置
“I memorized the location of the parrot”
在夜里 四下无人 时 才敢去寻找
“and went back at night, when no one was around.”
“It was far too risky to look during the day, so I had to wait until total darkness.”
In imperial palace narratives, even slight missteps or being caught out of place could lead to severe punishment, making secrecy an essential survival strategy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no one around in sight
A useful set idiom describing complete solitude or a deserted environment, especially when doing something secret.
only then dared to
Used with a conditional context to highlight prior hesitation or danger.