想必那个言大人 也不好同我计较的
“surely Lord Yan wouldn't stoop to arguing with me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
像我这样的小辈 就算当场说错了什么话
“I'm only a junior anyway. Even if I accidentally say something improper,”
想必 那个 言大人 也不 好同我 计较 的
“surely Lord Yan wouldn't stoop to arguing with me.”
言大人
“Lord Yan,”
“He is too high-ranking to punish a kid like me without looking ridiculous, so I can get away with it.”
In Confucian social hierarchy, elders and superiors lose face if they openly squabble with or overly penalize juniors over trivial verbal mistakes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
inconvenient or inappropriate to hold against me / stoop to argue with me
Used when an opponent's status or moral high ground prevents them from reacting pettily.
most likely; presumably
A polite, deductive connective used to express a strong assumption based on common sense or decorum.
Reinforces certainty and affirmative conviction in the speaker's assessment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Lord Yan obviously looks down on the Li family”
“would Lord Yan have said those words today?”
“it won't matter even if they want to hold Yan Zheng accountable.”
“Driven by stress, Lord Yan”
“slighting Lord Yan would be a minor matter—”
“Yan Zheng must be eager to catch him”