给族人定下的第一条族规就是
“The first rule set for the clan was:”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“has struggled to survive at Luyuan Academy for a century.”
给族人定下的第一条族规 就是
“The first rule set for the clan was:”
不得入仕
“do not enter officialdom.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional China, clan bylaws held quasi-legal authority, guiding descendants to preserve the family name and avoid political perils such as imperial retribution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
clansmen; members of the clan
A formal term denoting individuals sharing common descent in a traditional Chinese patriarchal clan.
to establish; to set down
Used to denote finalizing rules, promises, boundaries, or dates.
clan rules; ancestral bylaws
Refers specifically to binding moral and behavioral regulations enforced by a clan leadership.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What rules of our ancestors?”
“you all set back then.”
“There's a rule left by our ancestors:”
“the ancestral laws cannot be discarded, and the clan rules cannot be violated.”
“It's a rule in the gang.”
“follows very strict rules.”