用一把根本杀不了人的匕首 给晋王定了罪
“and used a dagger that couldn't even kill to convict Prince Jin.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但为了立功升官 你便诬告是沈公藏匿了凶器
“But to earn a promotion, you falsely accused Lord Shen of hiding the murder weapon”
用 一把 根本 杀不了人 的匕首 给晋王 定了罪
“and used a dagger that couldn't even kill to convict Prince Jin.”
我从不曾诬告沈毅
“I never falsely accused Shen Yi.”
“Your fabricated case is utterly ridiculous and despicable, yet you shamelessly went through with it.”
In historical court intrigue, fabricating flimsy evidence to eliminate high-ranking political rivals was a recurring and deadly practice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
simply; fundamentally; at all
Use before negative verbs to strongly emphasize impossibility or nonexistence.
to convict; to declare guilty
A formal legal and historical collocation used when pronouncing or framing a guilty verdict.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you did read Prince Jin's case file. That dagger”
“chose to help Prince Jin hide the murder weapon.”
“Just a dagger and 70,000 in cash.”
“This dagger is crafted from materials different from ordinary daggers.”
“I've finally found the breakthrough in Prince Jin's case.”
“This is a dagger I made myself.”