还不如一个贱婢
“worth less than a lowly maid?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
孤在你心中
“In your heart, am I”
还不如 一个 贱婢
“worth less than a lowly maid?”
“I just don't want you to kill again.”
“How can you value a disposable servant more than you value me?”
In traditional hierarchical China, a ruler or nobleman being valued less than a servant ('贱婢') was considered an intolerable violation of status and personal dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not even as good as / worse than
A very useful everyday comparative chunk used to highlight an inferior or disappointing alternative.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“One of them is a servant, and the other is just a bastard.”
“That wretched woman...”
“For a lowly maid?”
“She was just a lowly palace maid,”
“That shameless wretch was truly bold.”
“have any improper contact with me?”