本宫冒昧前来 没打扰太傅吧？
“I hope I'm not interrupting.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Since when do you bother with such formalities?”
本宫 冒昧前来 没 打扰 太傅吧？
“I hope I'm not interrupting.”
偶得一只玉璧 特来赠予太傅
“I came across a jade disc and wanted to give it to you.”
“I know this is sudden, but you must make time for me.”
Even royalty observes nominal humility when consulting esteemed mentors or ministers like the Grand Tutor to demonstrate moral rectitude and respect for scholarship.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
taking the liberty to come uninvited
A highly polite humble expression used when visiting someone unannounced or intruding upon their time.
I hope I am not disturbing...
A polite formulaic hedge used to soften an arrival or interruption.
Softens the inquiry into a polite rhetorical expectation rather than an abrupt question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll do my best to get it for you.”
“You "helped" me really much.”
“You and I are on the same path.”
“Were you worrying about me during my visit to Deng Yi's place?”
“I'm hoping you could shed some light on.”
“You wouldn't be reluctant, would you?”