这一科我本就是不中的
“I wasn't going to pass anyway.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我等都紧张得不行 偏柳兄 心中一番风月
“The rest of us are on edge, yet you still have romance on your mind.”
这一科我 本就是 不中的
“I wasn't going to pass anyway.”
若不是家母逼我
“If my mother hadn't forced me,”
“Don't expect me to succeed; I was forced to take this test anyway.”
Success in imperial exams brought immense family honor, causing tremendous psychological pressure that often led scholars to adopt nonchalant attitudes as emotional self-defense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this examination session
Historically refers to a specific round of imperial civil service examinations.
was fundamentally / originally meant to be
Used to emphasize an inherent fact or predetermined outcome.
Affirms certainty and finality regarding the speaker's state or conclusion.