竟然还企图在我的药中下毒
“and you even tried to poison my medicine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一箭不成
“That shot failed,”
竟然还 企图在我的药中 下毒
“and you even tried to poison my medicine.”
徐常
“Xu Chang,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Tainting medicinal decoctions is a quintessential assassination trope in Chinese historical dramas, symbolizing covert betrayal and deep palace intrigue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unexpectedly; to one's surprise; actually
Used before a verb to express indignation or disbelief that someone had the audacity to do something.
attempt to; scheme to
Carries a strong negative connotation, usually implying malicious or illicit intent.
put poison; poison someone
A standard collocation used for poisoning food, drink, or medicine.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Using the more potent Xungu Grass”
“the drug used to poison Xie Huaiding,”
“somebody boldly slipped drugs in my drink.”
“someone tampered with his medicine.”
“He even tried to attack me just now,”