还是要靠着我们这些小小的宫人
“they must still rely on lowly servants like us.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但若真想做成什么事
“but when they truly need something done,”
还是要 靠着 我们这些 小小的 宫人
“they must still rely on lowly servants like us.”
娘子要去哪儿啊？
“Where are you going?”
“You may have noble rank, but you are helpless without people like me to do the real work.”
In imperial China, while palace servants held low legal status, their intimate proximity to power brokers gave them unique leverage to make or break political plots.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still have to rely on
Used when emphasizing the unavoidable necessity of depending on someone or something after considering alternatives.
palace maids or palace attendants
A formal historical term referring collectively to female servants or eunuchs serving inside an imperial palace.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's mainly about having us girls please the guys”
“For now, we can only rely on ourselves.”
“♪ Let my fate surge like a wave, unchained ♪ it's truly up to us alone. ♪ Don't be afraid ♪ Don't worry.”