就你费尽心思 去讨好的陈大人
“Whoever you've been so desperate to please.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还能有谁
“Who else could it be?”
就你 费尽心思 去 讨好 的陈大人
“Whoever you've been so desperate to please.”
陈大人
“Mr. Chen?”
“You tried so desperately to flatter him, and look where it got you.”
In imperial China, cultivating patron-client ties through flattery or gifts was a crucial political tool, though openly derided by rivals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to rack one's brains; to exhaust all efforts
Commonly used in spoken and written Chinese to emphasize enormous mental effort, often carrying a slightly negative or tragic undertone when efforts fail.
to flatter; to curry favor with
A colloquial verb used to describe pleasing someone in a deliberate, often servile way.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“we never expected Lord Chen to drop by so suddenly.”
“[Then no one will think] [I was deliberately giving the Chen family a gift.]”
“I hope you will support me, Lord Chen.”
“[Mrs. Mu, Mu Shian's wife] You and Lord Chen”
“Why has Lord Chen come so unexpectedly?”
“Guards! Lord Chen, why go to such lengths?”