他在南赵我行我素也就罢了
“It is one thing for him to act as he pleases in Nanzhao,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
二王子何在啊
“Where is the Second Prince?”
他在南赵 我行我素也就罢了
“It is one thing for him to act as he pleases in Nanzhao,”
难道
“but surely he would not”
“He may have run wild back home, but he has crossed the line bringing that insolence here.”
Imperial courts placed immense value on strict ritual and deference from visiting foreign delegates; ignoring protocol was seen as a direct insult to imperial authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to persist in one's own ways regardless of others' opinions
A common idiom usually conveying negative judgment about someone acting willfully or disregarding social conventions.
let it be; one could let that slide, but...
A concessive pattern used to establish a minor tolerable infraction before bringing up an intolerable one.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I am from Nanzhao.”
“if Nanzhao were responsible,”
“Is this not a clear insult to Nanzhao?”
“they'll be the traitors of our state!”
“Nanzhao will not set foot in Great Tang.”
“Then for Nanzhao to dare launch a sudden attack at this moment,”