想不到 霍公子竟如此熟知闺训
“Mr. Huo, I didn't realize that you're so familiar with female precepts.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“your family will be criticized for not educating you well, won't it?”
想不到 霍公子竟如此熟知闺训
“Mr. Huo, I didn't realize that you're so familiar with female precepts.”
“Now I understand why you're still unaware of the importance of examinations”
“Mind your own business instead of lecturing women like an old governess.”
In pre-modern China, 'gui xun' governed the strict inner-chamber deportment of women; a nobleman citing them to criticize a lady was seen as petty and overstepping boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
who would have thought; unexpectedly
A common rhetorical marker to express surprise, skepticism, or feigned astonishment at the start of a sentence.
instructions or moral rules for maiden ladies
A historical term referring to traditional behavioral precepts designated specifically for young women.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Hearing what you said, I feel so relieved.”
“Huo Huaixin is quite the opportunist. However, Mr. Huo”
“I heard that Lord Huo interrogated even the guards of the Marquis Mansion last night. He questioned them all night long.”
“Your Highness. You came just in time, Prefect Huo.”
“But unexpectedly, they made way for us first.”
“If the Marchioness finds out,”