根本就没把城主放在眼里
“He clearly has no regard for Your Excellency.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
城主都亲政多时 郑大人竟还如此嚣张
“Your Excellency has been personally overseeing governance for quite some time, yet Lord Zheng still behaves so arrogantly.”
根本就没 把城主 放在眼里
“He clearly has no regard for Your Excellency.”
这郑远 犯下 犯上之罪 城主仁慈 留了他一命
“Zheng Yuan has committed the crime of insubordination. Your Excellency was merciful and spared his life.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese political culture, underlings are expected to show profound deference to their rulers, and failing to 'put someone in one's eyes' is a severe moral and political violation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
simply; not at all
Used before negatives to emphatically stress that something is completely absent or impossible.
to look down upon; to show complete disregard for someone
A vivid idiom used to criticize someone for failing to respect an authority figure or peer.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Even as the governor, I'm not entirely confident.”
“and I still haven't seen the mayor.”
“It seems you don't welcome me.”
“Doesn't it mean that the governor and I have bonded through a fight?”
“So what exactly are you thinking, Your Excellency?”
“and what I think about every day?”