皇祖母 您这就有所不知了
“Grandmother, you may not know this,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一大早来 就是让你祖母 尝尝你的小炸鱼啊
“You came here so early in the morning just to let your grandmother try your fried fish?”
皇祖母 您 这就 有所不知 了
“Grandmother, you may not know this,”
这个鱼啊 它叫桃花鱼 也只有每年在
“but this fish is called peach blossom fish. It's only available”
“Wait until you hear the special story behind this food; you will be amazed!”
In traditional court culture, younger royals would use affectionate storytelling and rare delicacies to bring joy to senior imperial matriarchs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unaware of certain facts or details
A polite, slightly elevated idiom used to gently introduce information that the listener does not know yet.
Marks a change of state and softens the correction to sound pleasant and conversational.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Grandmother told us to stay away from the palace intrigues.”
“It's just her old headache acting up again. It's nothing serious.”
“When you visit her, be careful with your words.”
“Grandmother hasn't eaten anything and refuses to take her medicine.”
“Grandmother, you've done nothing wrong. It's the imperial rules that are wrong.”
“But Grandmother's eyesight is poor. She needed a little reminder.”