自要有人取而代之
“someone else must take the place.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可惜长公主不能
“Unfortunately, as you cannot hold the post yourself,”
自要 有人 取而代之
“someone else must take the place.”
再者说了
“Furthermore,”
“She is out of the game, so it is only natural and necessary that we take her throne and power.”
In traditional court politics, power is never left vacant; any vulnerability in an imperial figure invites swift rationalization of usurpation or replacement by rival factions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to replace; to supplant; to take someone's place
A famous historical idiom historically spoken by Xiang Yu regarding the Qin Emperor, often denoting ambitious usurpation or replacement.
naturally must; of course ought to
A literary and spoken contraction conveying self-evident necessity or logical inevitability.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“when you're weak.”
“to my own people.”
“and become who you are meant to be.”
“You're seeking death.”
“I would grab it myself.”
“I became a dispensable person.”