要罚谁 罚不罚
“Her Grace decides”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Isn't the punishment too harsh?”
要罚谁 罚不罚
“Her Grace decides”
“who to punish or whether to punish him.”
“Stop questioning it; it is entirely out of our hands and none of your business.”
In traditional power structures, subordinates are conditioned not to speculate on or evaluate the ruler's judgment, as absolute authority cannot be questioned.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
whom to punish
An interrogative phrase functioning as an indefinite topic in an open conditional construction.
whether to punish or not
An affirmative-negative question structure used here as a nominal clause meaning 'whether or not punishment is given'.