你怎么能为她撑腰呢 是啊
“How can you stand up for her? Yes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
李祯一个被除族的人
“Li Zhen has been expelled from the clan.”
你 怎么能 为她撑腰 呢 是啊
“How can you stand up for her? Yes.”
她一个除了族的人
“She was expelled from the clan,”
“You are making a serious mistake by siding with her; you should be on our side instead of defending a disgraced exile.”
Being expelled from the ancestral clan (除族) in historical China was a severe social stigma; anyone supporting an outcast faced intense social scrutiny and moral pressure from relatives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to back someone up / to support someone
A vivid colloquial idiom meaning to give backing, sponsorship, or support to someone facing opposition.
how can/could (one)...
Common rhetorical marker expressing disbelief, indignation, or disapproval regarding someone's action.
Softens the rhetorical query slightly while accentuating the speaker's lingering perplexity and indignation.
Adds emotional resonance and confirms collective agreement with the accompanying affirmation.
