捂住了双耳的疯王罢了
“blinded and deafened by others.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“was just a mad king,”
捂住了双耳 的疯王 罢了
“blinded and deafened by others.”
是忠是奸
“Loyal or treacherous—”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese historiography and drama, an emperor blinded or deafened by treacherous court officials represents fatal administrative rot.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merely / nothing more than
Attached to the end of a clause to minimize the significance or status of a subject.
Combined with 'ba' in 'bale' to indicate limitation, conveying 'nothing more'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“not to be fooled by his mad-king facade.”
“Cover your ears. Don't listen.”
“A crazy one”
“He pounded the drum like crazy.”
“- Has he lost his mind? - He hasn't lost his mind.”
“You're crazy!”