当时我在漕运衙门 正好遇到
“I happened to be serving at the Canal Transport Office at the time and ran into the case.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
用船运出 结果被当时的内阁 指使漕匪暗中截杀
“shipped out by boat. However, the Grand Secretariat at that time secretly ordered canal bandits to intercept them.”
当时我在漕运衙门 正好遇到
“I happened to be serving at the Canal Transport Office at the time and ran into the case.”
“But they're from 10 years ago. Can they still be of use now?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The Grand Canal transport system was the economic lifeline of imperial China, making its management a hotbed of political corruption and factional rivalry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Imperial Water Transport Office / Canal Administration
A historical term specific to imperial Chinese administration responsible for grain transport along the Grand Canal.
happened to run into / coincided with
A very common everyday phrase used when recounting chance encounters or lucky timing.
