没想到还让她在圣上面前露了脸了
“Instead, she ended up winning the Emperor's favor.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I thought once she "killed" someone, she'd be kicked out.”
没想到 还 让她 在圣上面前露了脸了
“Instead, she ended up winning the Emperor's favor.”
一时得意算得了什么？ 是福是祸要到最后才知道
“Don't celebrate too soon. Only the end reveals fortune or ruin.”
“I wanted her ruined, yet she somehow gained imperial favor instead.”
In imperial palace contexts, appearing favorably before the monarch represents an immense political breakthrough, evoking jealousy among rivals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never expected; who would have thought
Commonly placed at the beginning of a clause to express surprise or disbelief at an unexpected outcome.
gain recognition; make a prominent appearance
Use to describe someone successfully showing up and earning prestige or public attention.
Emphasizes the completed state and the speaker's emotional reaction to the unexpected occurrence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Otherwise, I would have opposed His Majesty again.”
“mistook you for His Majesty.”
“so I can report to His Majesty, that will be enough.”
“If he files a complaint against you to the Emperor,”
“So who can prove her child was His Majesty's?”
“She acts all saintly most of the time.”