与大少爷有婚约在身呢
“is still engaged to you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我家华儿
“Our Ronghua”
与大 少爷 有 婚约在身 呢
“is still engaged to you.”
骆家出了这么大的事情
“With such a major incident happening to the Luo family,”
“You cannot just discard our agreement or ignore my daughter; the commitment is legally and morally binding.”
In historical China, formal betrothal contracts made between families carried profound legal and moral obligations that could not be casually broken even if circumstances changed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be bound by a marriage contract / to be engaged
A semi-formal idiom used to emphasize that an individual is already pledged in an official engagement.
the eldest young master
Honorific title commonly used in traditional wealthy households to address or refer to the firstborn son.
Emphasizes the ongoing validity of the fact and reminds the listener not to overlook it.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The group will be taken over by the Young Master.”
“Without the Eldest Young Master present, this goes against the rules.”
“You are the Elder Young Master. I've seen your photo in the Group's files.”
“Which young master is so lucky?”
“Truly born a rich young master”
“Thank you, Eldest Young Master. Go sign it.”