才没能让宵小有可乘之机
“so the villains didn't succeed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But luckily, Your Lordship foiled it,”
才没能让宵小有 可乘之机
“so the villains didn't succeed.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical court dramas, maintaining security against hidden conspirators (宵小) is a common trope highlighting political peril.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
petty villains; thieves and conspirators
A literary term typical of historical dramas referring to small-time wrongdoers or treacherous schemers.
to have an opportunity to exploit; a vulnerability to take advantage of
Used in formal or historical narration to describe an opening that enemies might exploit.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Good thing no one saw me.”
“How is there no chance?”
“I won’t even have this little chance left.”
“never even made it past the palace gates.”
“we'll lose all our chances.”
“♪ Have taught me how to heal myself ♪ many chances left in this life.”