圣上 因为那人本来就有严重的胃疾
“Your Majesty, because that man already had a severe stomach illness.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Then why did it kill someone last time?”
圣上 因为那人 本来就 有 严重的胃疾
“Your Majesty, because that man already had a severe stomach illness.”
臣这几日走访了死者生前的同僚
“These past few days, I've spoken to his coworkers.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Direct address to the emperor required standardized honorifics like '圣上' followed by objective, reverent speech to avoid offending imperial authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Your Majesty / the Emperor
A highly formal honorific used by subjects when directly addressing the emperor in imperial China.
already had / inherently possessed
Useful pattern for pointing out a pre-existing state or pre-condition.
stomach disease / gastric ailment
A formal, classical/medical term for stomach trouble (modern spoken equivalent is 胃病).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your Majesty. You saw it.”
“His Majesty did this for the bigger picture.”
“and His Majesty couldn't bear to withhold it.”
“His Majesty gets annoyed just seeing me. I'm not staying.”
“His Majesty must be furious.”
“His Majesty would only summon you to scold you or ground you.”