这後宫住着数以千计的美女
“thousands of beauties lived in the harem.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是唐玄宗那个年代
“which was the time of Emperor Xuanzong,”
这後宫住着 数以千计 的 美女
“thousands of beauties lived in the harem.”
而且
“And,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The imperial harem in ancient dynastic China housed thousands of women, serving as both the emperor's domestic residence and a complex arena of political intrigue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
numbering in the thousands; thousands of
A useful formal idiom used to emphasize a very large quantity or crowd.
imperial harem; inner palace
Refers to the private living quarters of the emperor's wives and concubines in dynastic China.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It is clearly a private treasury of the inner palace.”
“How would the maids know them well?”
“You've managed the harem for years.”
“So, the women in the palace followed suit,”
“how will you survive in the harem?”
“There's no way ordinary maids can get close to it.”