务必亲自交到吴守备手上
“and make sure you give it to Commander Wu personally.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Mr. Zhang, please send this letter to the Nanjing Garrison Commander's Manor”
务必亲自 交到吴守备手上
“and make sure you give it to Commander Wu personally.”
“He will surely help us out once he sees this letter.”
“Do not give this to anyone else under any circumstances; our lives depend on it.”
In volatile political or legal crises in imperial China, delegating critical correspondence carried extreme risk of interception, making direct personal handover vital.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
must / be sure to / by all means
A semi-formal adverb used to place utmost imperative importance on an instruction or command.
in person / personally
Placed before verbs to emphasize that no substitute or third party should carry out the action.
to deliver/hand over into someone's hands
A common directional construction emphasizing direct personal transfer of an item.
