柳世江在其位不谋其政
“Liu Shijiang holds a high position without doing his work.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
打了不少交道
“with many of you.”
柳世江在其位不谋其政
“Liu Shijiang holds a high position without doing his work.”
“The imperial court also neglects Jiaozhou.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Dereliction of duty in public office is viewed in Confucian political thought as a core failure of both competence and moral character.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
holding an office without fulfilling its duties
A classical idiom derived from the Analects of Confucius, used to criticize dereliction of duty by officials or managers.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He drank too much,”
“Liu Shijiang was utterly bewitched by me.”
“Liu Shijiang is missing?”
“Liu Shijiang's death is too strange.”
“And Liu Shijiang cutting himself off once people gathered,”
“Liu Shijiang had been away from home for a long time,”