自从上次县主帮公主出头
“Ever since Your Ladyship stood up for Her Highness”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你为何不告诉我？
“Why didn't you tell me?”
自从 上次 县主帮 公主 出头
“Ever since Your Ladyship stood up for Her Highness”
被禁足七日 公主一直就愧疚自责
“and was confined for seven days, she's been guilt-ridden.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
When an aristocratic friend incurs palace punishment on one's behalf, it creates a heavy debt of gratitude (恩) and lasting guilt (愧疚).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ever since last time
Common temporal frame used to introduce a background event that triggered a continuing state of affairs.
to stand up for; to step forward on behalf of someone
Used colloquially and in period dramas when one person advocates, intervenes, or takes the blame for someone else.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Other than Your Ladyship, she had no close friends.”
“You've found the Princess ahead of the others.”
“Looks like you came for nothing.”
“I can't hide anything from you, Your Ladyship.”
“Please forgive me.”
“I'm sure you would do the same.”