等朝姐儿嫁过去 再考上也不迟
“to marry Jinzhao to him after he passes the exams later.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
人心皆如此 不足为奇 也好
“People are always like that. Nothing surprising. It won't be too late”
等朝姐儿嫁过去 再 考上 也不迟
“to marry Jinzhao to him after he passes the exams later.”
“He won't pass. I had people inquire.”
“Let's lock in the marriage first; his success later will still serve our family well.”
In historical China, aligning marriage timing with a scholar's imperial examination success was a critical family investment strategy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
marry into (the husband's household)
Standard directional phrase used for women marrying into their spouse's family.
it will not be too late / still in good time
Used to reassure someone that delaying an action or outcome will not result in negative consequences.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Zhao just returned home.”
“wouldn't Zhao just become a mistress?”
“and Jinzhao kept pressing.”
“What did Zhao say? I played dumb”
“This Zhao is really unreasonable.”
“I wonder if Jinzhao saw it.”