臣该出发了
“I must depart now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
殿下
“Your Highness...”
臣 该出发了
“I must depart now.”
这本棋谱
“Take this Go manual”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, court officials referred to themselves as 'chen' when speaking to royalty to acknowledge subservience and court protocol.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to set off; to depart
Standard verb for starting a journey or departing on an official mission.
it is time to...
Essential pattern used to signify that the due time for an action has arrived.
Denotes that a scheduled point in time has arrived, signifying it is now time to leave.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but I have to set off now.”
“You should get going.”
“Tell them to move out. Right.”
“Everyone, we're setting off”
“I'm already out. Heading over now.”
“Let's depart now. Okay.”