改过自新的机会
“to start over completely.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
改过自新 的 机会
“to start over completely.”
此事圣上点了头
“His Majesty approved this,”
“The emperor himself gave you a clean slate, so do not dare waste or betray it.”
In imperial China, an individual's rehabilitation often hinged entirely on explicit royal endorsement rather than judicial due process alone.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to turn over a new leaf; to reform oneself
A very common four-character idiom describing genuine moral rehabilitation and starting afresh.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Give me a chance to make amends, okay?”
“You must reform yourself.”
“chance for you to redeem yourself.”
“will give us a chance to make it right.”
“this is a chance for some comrades to turn over a new leaf.”
“Give me a chance to turn over a new leaf...”
“so he wants to give you a second chance.”