既已见到知府大人 不如有话直说
“Now that you've met the prefect, why don't you speak your mind?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
九娘子
“Miss Qin.”
既已见到知府大人 不如 有话直说
“Now that you've met the prefect, why don't you speak your mind?”
岳凝
“Yue Ning.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While court decorum emphasizes circumlocution, urgent investigative matters occasionally prompt allies to urge immediate frankness to seize the moment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Speak directly; don't beat around the bush
A very common idiomatic chunk used to urge someone to be open and state their mind without hesitation.
Why not; it would be better to
Used to introduce a sensible recommendation or course of action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why doesn't the prefect have the carriage and the body examined first?”
“What did the Prefect say? The people from the Capital all”
“Prefect Huo, do you take me as a suspect now?”
“Your Excellency, please wait!”
“His Excellency will take into account that this is your first offense and a moment of foolishness,”
“Prefect. I was momentarily confused”