但玉书心意已决 执意假死
“but Yushu had made up her mind. She insisted on faking her death.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还向韦贤妃寻求帮助 韦贤妃竭力劝阻
“and even asked Consort Wei for help? Consort Wei tried her best to dissuade her,”
但玉书 心意已决 执意 假死
“but Yushu had made up her mind. She insisted on faking her death.”
为免圣上蒙羞
“To spare His Majesty any shame,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical Chinese palace dramas, faking one's death is a classic desperate trope to escape royal control or avoid bringing shame upon the imperial house.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one's mind is made up
A formal four-character idiom used when someone has reached a final, unchangeable decision.
insistently; stubbornly determined
Used before an action verb to describe someone stubbornly sticking to a course of action despite warnings.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'd get Yushu killed because of it.”
“she was always with me”
“Why did Yushu dare ask the Medical Officer to examine her?”
“why Yushu would dare ask the Medical Officer to examine her?”
“Yushu was really lucky to have a friend like you.”
“- I hate this so much! - Yushu.”