难道我们要因为一句流言
“Are we to kill a man who saved General Chu,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and ask yourselves if your consciences can bear it.”
难道 我们要因为 一句流言
“Are we to kill a man who saved General Chu,”
就杀害这个救过将军
“Yunzhong Prefecture, and the State of Chu,”
“We cannot execute a loyal savior simply because of unfounded gossip.”
Harm to someone who sacrificed themselves to save a general violates core traditional ethical duties regarding moral loyalty and debt of gratitude.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could it really be that; do you mean to say
Placed at the beginning of a sentence to introduce an incredulous rhetorical question.
merely on account of a single rumor
Used to highlight how flimsy and unsubstantiated an accusation or pretext is.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but she would also have to endure numerous rumors and slander”
“There have indeed been some rumors lately.”
“people are spreading rumors.”
“(spread through Chang'an.)”