陆郎君花了大价钱 却被卢谏议抢了风头
“Mr. Lu spent a fortune, but Remonstrator Lu stole the spotlight,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你没事吧？
“are you all right?”
陆郎君 花了大价钱 却被卢谏议 抢了风头
“Mr. Lu spent a fortune, but Remonstrator Lu stole the spotlight,”
这卢谏议非休沐日 却在燕子楼露了面
“showing up at Swallow House on a workday.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Social prominence and public prestige ('face') were critical when patronizing high-end entertainment quarters, making being upstaged a serious social slight.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
spent a hefty sum; spent a fortune
Commonly used to emphasize that an exorbitant price was paid for goods or services.
stole the spotlight; upstaged someone
A very common idiom used when someone unexpectedly takes center stage away from another person.
Indicates the realized change of state where the limelight was taken away.
