是只有宫女们才会得到的赏赐
“They are rewards given only to palace maids.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
所用的布料极为粗糙
“are made of very coarse fabric.”
是 只有 宫女们 才会 得 到 的 赏赐
“They are rewards given only to palace maids.”
可是宫女们平日里都是统一着装
“(To my Wu Liang, personally opened) Yet palace maids wear uniform attire in daily life,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, palace maidservants had strictly regulated clothing and possessions; rare items could only enter their hands via official imperial bestowals (赏赐).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only... then...
A fundamental conditional pattern used to state a necessary condition.
to receive a reward or imperial bestowal
Commonly used in historical or formal contexts referring to gifts given by superiors or royalty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but they have nothing to do with low-ranking eunuchs and maids.”
“It must be from the palace.”
“But those rumors circulated only among the eunuchs and palace maids.”
“Let alone a woman of the inner palace.”
“Ordinary eunuchs and maids can't get treated.”
“But at the end of the day, you were both servants.”