我被御史狠狠参了一本
“The censor has denounced me!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Do you know what this wretch has cost me?”
我被御史狠狠 参了一本
“The censor has denounced me!”
御史怎么知道的 那是家地下赌坊
“How did the censor learn of it? It's an unlicensed gambling den,”
“You caused a political catastrophe for me, and I am in serious trouble because of this.”
In imperial China, censors were watchdog officials empowered to monitor and impeach officials directly to the emperor, making an impeachment career-ending or life-threatening.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
severely; relentlessly
Used before a verb to emphasize the intensity, harshness, or thoroughness of an action.
submitted an impeachment memorial against someone
A historical term used when an imperial censor officially reported an official's wrongdoing to the emperor.
Indicates completion of an action that resulted in an adverse new state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why don't we find some imperial censor to make an issue out of this against him?”
“It makes sense, Censor.”
“I will grant you the title of censor,”
“but as the Censor of Great Tang,”
“Are you the only one in charge of this task?”
“a bit of allowance for us censors from various prefectures.”