居然是傅先生 推荐给王玄范的
“was actually recommended to him by Mr. Fu,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那个淳元余孽大管家
“steward, a Chunyuan remnant,”
居然是 傅先生 推荐给 王玄范的
“was actually recommended to him by Mr. Fu,”
朕是万万没想到
“I would never have imagined”
“Of all people, I never suspected that someone as trusted as Mr. Fu would be behind this.”
In traditional Chinese administration, recommending an official tied the mentor's political fate to the protege; recommending a traitor could mean treason.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to turn out unexpectedly to be
Used when discovering a surprising truth that defies prior assumptions.
recommend to (someone)
Standard pattern for introducing a person or thing to a third party.
Completes the emphatic 'shi... de' construction focusing on the agent who made the recommendation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“keeping an eye on Wang Xuanfan's residence withdraw.”
“My mentor regards Wang Xuanfan as his right-hand man.”
“Wang Xuanfan is an idiot.”
“him to go this far.”
“It seems Wang Xuanfan was telling the truth after all.”
“who sent the assassins after you?”