被你听信谗言扣了个罪名
“yet you trusted slander, pinned a false charge on him,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他爹一代忠良
“His father was a loyal and upright official,”
被你 听信谗言 扣了个罪名
“yet you trusted slander, pinned a false charge on him,”
“and casually banished him to a barren land.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A central theme across traditional Chinese historical narratives is the tragic vulnerability of loyal subjects (忠臣) when an uncritical ruler falls prey to palace schemers (奸臣).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to listen to and believe slanderous words
A set four-character idiom frequently used to describe gullible leaders falling for malicious advice.
to pin a false charge on someone
Commonly used when an accusation is fabricated or unfairly imposed onto someone without merit.
Indicates the completion of an action, in this case the wrongful imposition of criminal charges.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and report all his crimes to the throne”
“this is the consequence of being gullible.”
“And with the false charge of treason you have already pinned on me,”
“falsely accused of colluding with the enemy,”