又何必急于上报祥瑞？
“would he have rushed to report that "auspicious sign"?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那将作丞 若不是想在皇上面前博得好感
“And if the Assistant Director hadn't been so eager to win His Majesty's favor,”
又何必 急于上报 祥瑞？
“would he have rushed to report that "auspicious sign"?”
他们若不被我杀 早晚
“If I hadn't killed them, they would've died sooner or later for their pathetic desires!”
“They brought this upon themselves through their own greed for the Emperor's favor.”
In traditional court politics, reporting miraculous signs (xiangrui) was a well-known shortcut for opportunistic officials to legitimize the ruler's reign and earn fast promotions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why bother / why should there be any need to
A strong rhetorical connective used to question the necessity or logic of an action in a dismissive tone.
anxious to / in a hurry to
Collocates with verbs to describe someone rashly pursuing an immediate goal.
report auspicious omens
A historical collocation referring to officials presenting good portents to flatter the emperor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“♪ To hold onto the broken dreams ♪ That's why.”
“So why hold a grudge?”
“Why would I trouble Your Majesty?”
“He wouldn't have worked himself to death.”
“Stop being so mysterious.”
“You're just sugarcoating the bad news.”