本王留你们何用
“Why do I still need the two of you alive?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
本王留你们何用
“Why do I still need the two of you alive?”
父王
“Father,”
“You are completely useless and deserve to be eliminated for failing me.”
In traditional monarchical hierarchies, subordinates exist solely to serve the ruler's objectives, and questioning their utility often hints at execution or harsh disgrace.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what use is there in keeping you around
A classic rhetorical rebuke used by rulers or bosses in period dramas to express extreme disappointment in their underlings' incompetence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What I did was simply my duty.”
“myself to become a pawn”
“Here, my words are the rule.”
“I shall grant it.”
“I understand it all too well!”
“did not happen without my hand behind it.”