韦贤妃无奈 只得痛心处死了她
“Consort Wei had no choice but to put her to death in grief."”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为免圣上蒙羞
“To spare His Majesty any shame,”
韦贤妃无奈 只得 痛心 处 死了 她
“Consort Wei had no choice but to put her to death in grief."”
“And what of our "scandal" at Cheng'en Palace?”
“She claims she acted out of sad necessity, but it was just a convenient way to eliminate a loose end.”
Noble consorts often used high-sounding moral excuses such as protecting imperial dignity to eliminate troublesome subordinates.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
having no choice; helpless
Used to describe a state of helplessness or being forced by circumstances into an unwanted action.
have no choice but to; can only
A formal connective adverb indicating that the chosen course of action was the only viable option remaining.
to put to death; to execute
A formal legal and historical term reserved for carrying out an execution.
Indicates completion of the execution event.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Consort Wei, will you take it all,”
“She said it was bad luck, so she had it burned later.”
“There's a record of who washed Consort Wei's clothes. We'll find out.”
“"Consort Wei loves music, and she and Lady Wang bonded over it.”
“that the clothes were tampered with was burned by Consort Wei. There's nothing left to investigate.”
“I will definitely find out the truth for you and Prince of Xin.”