制科卷居然拿到了高分
“yet he achieved a high score in the policy exam.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这蹊跷的地方就蹊跷在这儿 常科卷一题未写
“This is exactly where the mystery lies. A completely blank general exam paper,”
制科卷 居然 拿到了 高分
“yet he achieved a high score in the policy exam.”
“It's almost as if the two papers were written by completely different people.”
“This does not add up at all; something fraudulent happened here.”
In imperial China, 'Changke' were routine regular exams whereas 'Zhike' were special imperial decree examinations; sudden disparity in performance across both signaled exam fraud.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unexpectedly / to one's surprise
Adverb used to emphasize that an outcome was contrary to expectation or defies logic.
to score high / to achieve a high grade
Standard collocation referring to earning high marks on an exam or assessment.
