我们秦家的女儿 岂能做那伺候人的
“A daughter of our Qin family could never serve as someone's attendant!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不妨请五娘子出来当面问证 这怎么可能
“why not ask Lady Xiang to come out and confirm it with her yourself? That's impossible!”
我们秦家的女儿 岂能 做那 伺候人 的
“A daughter of our Qin family could never serve as someone's attendant!”
我愿意
“I am willing.”
“Don't insult our noble lineage by suggesting my daughter would stoop to menial servitude.”
In traditional China, noble clans guarded their lineage fiercely; allowing a legitimate daughter to perform servitude would disgrace the entire lineage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how could; how can it be possible that
A rhetorical and literary device used to strongly reject or deny an unacceptable premise.
to serve others; to wait on someone
Refers to menial domestic service, often carrying a pejorative or subordinate connotation in aristocratic contexts.
