差点害得纪家万劫不复
“the Ji family was almost doomed beyond redemption.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这回更是因为首辅大人 和我之间的恩怨
“And because of the grudge between the Senior Grand Secretary and me,”
差点 害得 纪家 万劫不复
“the Ji family was almost doomed beyond redemption.”
我也是后怕不已啊
“I'm still trembling with fear at the thought.”
“Our entire family came inches from total annihilation because of this feud.”
In historical China, losing in top-tier political power struggles often meant collective punishment or ruin for an entire family clan, creating profound existential dread.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
almost; nearly
Used before a verb phrase to indicate that an undesirable outcome was narrowly averted.
doomed beyond redemption; utterly ruined
A classical idiom derived from Buddhist concepts, used to describe irreversible ruin or destruction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and eventually fallen into utter ruin.”
“you're doomed for eternity.”
“to be doomed eternally.”
“Who would have thought that, in order to curry favor with Chen Yanyun,”
“and caused over 100 deaths in the Chang clan.”
“eventually sliding into the abyss of no return.”