还请大师看在慧妃娘娘的面子上
“I humbly ask the Master to grant this request”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这是慧妃娘娘的手书
“This is Her Highness's handwritten letter.”
还请 大师 看在 慧妃娘娘 的面子上
“I humbly ask the Master to grant this request”
拨冗前来
“for Her Highness's sake.”
“You cannot afford to decline an imperial consort, so do what is requested.”
Appealing to someone's 'face' (面子) acts as a powerful social lever where refusing would cause public disrespect to the noble patron.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
we furthermore request / please be so kind as to
A highly polite written-spoken formula used when initiating a formal request.
for the sake of / out of deference to someone's prestige
Essential pragmatic chunk used to invoke a third party's social clout or relationship to secure cooperation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Greetings, Your Highness.”
“please tell Consort Xie”
“of what happened in Consort Hui's palace last time.”
“Consort Hui is truly perceptive,”
“Please stay and lend us a hand.”
“I beg Your Majesty and Her Highness for punishment.”