一定知道她腹中胎儿有多大
“must have known how far along she was.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那位被你们买通威胁的医正
“That Medical Officer you bribed and threatened”
一定知道 她腹中胎儿有 多大
“must have known how far along she was.”
“But you only worried about Prince of Xin”
“You knew full well she was pregnant, but you chose to cover it up to protect your own prince.”
In imperial China, an unborn child could determine the line of succession, making pregnancies the target of deadly political schemes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unborn child in the womb
A formal, literary collocation used to refer to a fetus, common in dramatic or historical narratives.
how old / how far along
Used here to inquire about or emphasize the gestational age or stage of development of a fetus.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But I can't be sure about the size.”
“who will be able to tell I'm pregnant?”
“If you want people to know you're pregnant,”
“Getting pregnant isn't something I can just make happen.”
“you're pregnant.”
“Don't tell me you're carrying his child.”