所以才会不慎被森垚传染
“and was accidentally infected by Senyao.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“he personally interrogated Senyao again and again,”
所以才 会 不慎被 森垚 传染
“and was accidentally infected by Senyao.”
都怪臣妾
“This is my fault.”
“He only got sick because he worked tirelessly on your behalf, so please show mercy.”
In imperial China, subordinates strategically took the blame ('都怪臣妾') to elicit pity and deter severe punishment from a superior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
inadvertently, accidentally
A formal alternative to 不小心, commonly used in explanations and official self-critiques.
to be infected by...
The standard passive construction used when contracting an illness from someone else.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“were to suffer harm”
“how to save Senyao.”
“It was Zhao Senyao who caused this.”
“Zhao Senyao's illness”
“may well be Zhao Senyao's victims.”
“That is why Zhao Senyao survived long-term use.”