这足以祸乱朝纲的事情 怎么会与太后有关
“What kind of secret could threaten the court and involve the Empress Dowager?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
嬷嬷起来说
“Get up and tell us.”
这足以 祸乱朝纲 的事情 怎么会 与太后 有关
“What kind of secret could threaten the court and involve the Empress Dowager?”
因为
“Because”
“That is a massive accusation against the Empress Dowager—explain yourself immediately!”
In dynastic China, disturbing the laws and order of the imperial court ('祸乱朝纲') was considered one of the gravest crimes, so implicating the Empress Dowager in such an act carried life-or-death stakes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
enough to / sufficient to
A formal connector used before a verb phrase to emphasize that something has the capacity to cause a major effect.
to be related to / to have to do with
Standard formal structure for linking a subject to an person or issue; in casual spoken Chinese, '跟...有关' is more common.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why would I trouble Your Majesty?”
“Can't be the Empress Dowager's faction fighting among themselves.”
“Let the Empress Dowager and Emperor fight it out.”
“At least you remember whom you offended.”
“The Empress Dowager meets him for urgent matters.”
“wanting to challenge the Empress Dowager.”