送回郑府 是二位大人舍命求情
“Sent back to the Zheng Residence? It was because these two lords risked their lives to plead for him,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我已送回郑府了
“back to the Zheng Residence.”
送回郑府 是二位大人 舍命求情
“Sent back to the Zheng Residence? It was because these two lords risked their lives to plead for him,”
所以取消了曝尸示众 以火化代之 多谢城主
“so I canceled the public exposure of the corpse and replaced it with cremation. Thank you, Your Excellency.”
“Do not take this leniency for granted; two high officials staked their lives to spare your family complete disgrace.”
In traditional Chinese political culture, sparing a traitor from public exposure of their corpse was a profound imperial favor granted to preserve basic dignity for their clan.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to risk one's life begging for clemency
A dramatic four-character phrase used in historical or intense contexts to highlight extreme loyalty or devotion when pleading for someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I suggest you write a memorial to condemn yourself.”
“We'd rather not bother the Zheng family. I'll walk you in then.”
“you really should try to persuade Lord Zheng.”
“yet you dare claim our Prefect Zheng succeeds at every turn?”
“It seemed like we gave the Zheng family a way out,”
“I'd like to ask you to visit the Ministry of Justice”