他得按照家族 和杜相一派的意愿 去娶妻
“He must marry someone his clan and Chancellor Du have designated.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“whether poor General Duan loves her.”
他得按照家族 和杜相一派的意愿 去 娶妻
“He must marry someone his clan and Chancellor Du have designated.”
怎么
“What?”
“Personal love is irrelevant here; this is entirely a political transaction.”
In traditional elite society, marriages were strategic alliances between powerful clans rather than emotional unions between individuals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in accordance with someone's wishes
A formal collocation used to indicate conforming to another party's demands, expectations, or desires.
faction / political group
Used to denote a specific political clique, ideological school, or faction.
to take a wife / marry a woman
Traditional and formal phrasing for a man getting married.