不知离教现在是何情形
“What's the current situation in the Li Sect?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老先生
“Sir.”
不知 离教现在 是 何 情形
“What's the current situation in the Li Sect?”
小蔡女侠
“Miss Cai.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese etiquette, prefacing a question with 'I do not know/I wonder' allows the listener an easy way out if they cannot answer, showing respect and humility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I wonder...; I do not know...
Placed at the beginning of a sentence to soften a question and make an inquiry sound much more polite and deferential.
what the situation is
A formal, slightly archaic way of asking '是什么情况' (what is the situation).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Who will control the sect is still uncertain.”
“From this day forward,”
“The Li Sect now stands amid ruins.”
“If Li Sect is gone,”
“eventually taking it as his own.”
“I now know the rumors about Li Sect are not false.”