我原想一力拒绝
“[I wanted to refuse outright,]”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
您家里来人了
“You have a letter.”
我原想 一力拒绝
“[I wanted to refuse outright,]”
“[but I hear the Liu family is related to the marquisate.]”
“Don't blame me for entertaining this; my hands were tied by their influential ties.”
In imperial bureaucratic society, direct refusal of requests often had to yield to diplomatic pragmatism when ties to aristocratic houses (Houfu) were involved.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to firmly refuse; to reject with all one's might
A formal, literary four-character expression denoting absolute, uncompromising rejection.
originally intended to
Used before a contrastive clause to explain how an initial intention was derailed by external factors.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I refused on the spot. Now it seems that”
“I suggested it several times, but you wouldn't let me try.”
“for my niece, Li Zhen.”
“Don't be in a hurry to reject me. We are very sincere.”
“try to refuse me.”
“he had already decided to give me up.”