几番阻挠 动摇根本
“They have obstructed it several times, shaking the foundation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
郑老 城主 自推行全民选试以来 贵族异动
“-Elder Zheng. -Your Excellency. Since the implementation of the national selection exam, the nobles have been restless.”
几番阻挠 动摇根本
“They have obstructed it several times, shaking the foundation.”
其中 荆城的郑家 异动最为频繁 甚至
“Among them, the Zheng family in Jing City has made the most frequent moves, even hiring people”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Historically, implementing meritocratic exams (like the imperial examination) provoked fierce pushback from hereditary nobles guarding their political monopoly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
several times / repeatedly
A formal and literary quantifier indicating repeated actions or occurrences.
obstruct / thwart / hinder
A formal verb used to describe deliberate interference with policies, plans, or actions.
shake the foundation
A formal idiom used to describe actions that jeopardize the core stability or basis of a state, system, or organization.
