辞呈都递了 还回去干什么
“I have submitted my resignation. Why would I go back?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若殿下在家实在待得无聊 不如回京兆府呢
“If you're really bored at home, why not go back to Jingzhao Prefecture?”
辞呈都递了 还回去干什么
“I have submitted my resignation. Why would I go back?”
圣上并未准辞
“His Majesty has not approved it.”
“I already resigned, so drop the subject; I am not going back.”
In imperial China, resigning from office was often a delicate political move to signal protest, avoid imperial suspicion, or force the emperor to show favor by refusing the resignation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to submit a resignation
A formal collocation referring to handing in a written letter of resignation.
why bother doing ... anymore; what is the point of doing ...
A common rhetorical construction to emphasize that an action is pointless or unwanted.
Indicates completion of an action, emphasizing that the submission is already done.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You can't take back what you've given.”
“I've heard enough. Save it. Hand in your resignation this afternoon.”
“has already filed the lawsuit.”
“and discuss it until you reach a conclusion before the court ends.”
“Dad, I have to go back as soon as I'm done here.”
“But they were all returned.”