小小御用监 怎能留得住你
“how can the small Directorate of Imperial Household possibly keep you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
田老弟
“Brother Tian,”
小小御用监 怎能 留得住 你
“how can the small Directorate of Imperial Household possibly keep you?”
“In the future, when you achieve your grand plans,”
“You are destined for much greater power than this lowly post, and I want to be on your good side.”
In traditional bureaucratic circles, praising an ambitious colleague's future potential is a conventional strategy to secure future political patronage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how could it possibly hold you back?
A rhetorical question used to flatter someone by asserting that their talents far exceed their current modest environment.
petty; minor; insignificant
Attached before nouns to deliberately downplay the importance or prestige of an institution or position.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“a post in the Directorate of Imperial Supplies has always been highly sought-after.”
“and help me secure the post in the Directorate of Imperial Household?”
“A post in the Directorate of Imperial Household is indeed vacant.”
“That Eunuch Chen from the Directorate of Imperial Supplies turned his back on me, claiming”
“he wouldn't make a bastard like Yan Qi the crown prince.”
“Now, he's already the regent.”