这些年旱涝不断
“The droughts and floods over these years”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
钦天监那里我已经传出了消息
“I have already spread the news from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.”
这些年旱涝不断
“The droughts and floods over these years”
“are all due to a disruption in the imperial bloodline”
“The continuous disasters provide the perfect political excuse to claim Heaven has abandoned the throne.”
In ancient Chinese political thought, recurring droughts and floods were interpreted as divine warnings against the ruler, often exploited by court factions to justify political upheaval.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
these past years; over recent years
Common time adverbial used to introduce an enduring trend or prolonged situation.
incessant droughts and floods
A formal four-character idiom describing repeated meteorological disasters.