信誓旦旦地在圣上面前立了誓
“swearing an oath right in front of His Majesty.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
夸了她几句 还真以为自己了不起了
“She got a few compliments and thought she's something,”
信誓旦旦 地在圣上面前立了誓
“swearing an oath right in front of His Majesty.”
半个月之后 她就滚蛋走人 还是黄医监有本事啊
“In half a month, she'll pack up and leave. Supervisor Huang really knows how to play it.”
“She dug her own grave by boasting right to the Emperor's face.”
Pledging an oath before the sovereign was a matter of life and death, meaning failure to deliver would lead to severe punishment or exile.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
vowing solemnly; promising with utmost sincerity and confidence
A common four-character idiom often used slightly ironically when someone makes a grand guarantee that backfires.
took an oath; made a solemn vow
Used to describe formal commitments, especially under high stakes.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You swore to me back then. You told me.”
“you promised the delivery of the product”
“You swore to us solemnly”
“swore before the gods”