难怪他要杀俞宝儿
“No wonder he wanted to kill Yu Bao'er.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“so he can seize the opportunity to retake the throne.”
难怪 他要杀俞 宝儿
“No wonder he wanted to kill Yu Bao'er.”
皇长孙借长信王谋反
“The Imperial Eldest Grandson uses Lord Changxin's rebellion”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical political intrigue, eliminating minor witnesses or key informants is routine practice to conceal high treason.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no wonder; that explains why
Essential chunk used when a newly discovered fact suddenly makes an earlier puzzling event make complete sense.
intended to kill; wanted to murder
Combines intention ('yao') with an action verb to describe someone's malicious objective.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't he just kill me?”
“Because I didn't kill Lu Zheng.”
“Why on earth did you harm him?”
“What reason would he possibly have to kill you?”
“I won't be able to stop myself from killing him too.”
“you intended to kill him,”