燕迟 我不想再等什么吉日了
“Yan Chi. I don't want to wait for some auspicious date anymore.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
燕迟 我不想 再 等 什么 吉日 了
“Yan Chi. I don't want to wait for some auspicious date anymore.”
“I'll go ask the Empress Dowager to grant us permission to marry.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese custom strictly requires choosing an auspicious date for marriage; disregarding this custom signals overwhelming romantic passion and defiance of convention.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do not want to ... anymore
Useful pattern to indicate reaching a limit of patience or deciding to abandon a prior delay.
auspicious day / lucky date
Refers to astrologically favored calendar days typically chosen for weddings or major life events.
Marks a change of state, indicating that the speaker has run out of patience and decided to act immediately.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Yan Chi, it's war between us now!”
“Yan Chi, how dare you attack me?”
“there's nothing Yan Chi can do.”
“Yan Chi has no control over Prince Rui.”
“only because Yan Chi humiliated you in front of everyone.”
“how can I still call myself”