看来你不单是想要做国丈
“it seems that you're not content with being my father-in-law.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
魏太傅
“Grand Tutor Wei,”
看来 你 不单是 想要 做国丈
“it seems that you're not content with being my father-in-law.”
你更是要坐上朕的龙椅呀
“You even want my throne, huh?”
“Do not pretend your ambition stops at marriage alliances; I know you want to usurp the throne.”
In imperial China, becoming a 'Guozhang' (father-in-law to the emperor) gave maternal relatives enormous power, which rulers constantly feared would escalate into full dynastic usurpation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it seems; apparently
Used to open an observation or deduced conclusion based on emerging evidence.
not only; not merely
A coordinating connector used to set up a progressive, more severe revelation in the follow-up clause.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but you can't have no plans at all.”
“You didn't just come to say that, right?”
“why not go for what you truly want?”
“I don't know if you are still willing...”
“You just don't want to have a match with me, do you?”
“Aren't you also just thinking about yourself?”