张口就是立国百年 济世救民的
“You always talk about the dynasty's grand legacy and the welfare of the people.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
抑或许还有救 可见是阁老大人呢
“Only then might there still be hope for the state. As expected of a Grand Secretary.”
张口就是 立国百年 济世救民 的
“You always talk about the dynasty's grand legacy and the welfare of the people.”
我知道错了
“I know I was wrong.”
“Stop lecturing me with high-sounding claptrap when you cannot even handle basic reality.”
In Confucian political tradition, invoking high moral rhetoric like helping the people was standard, but pragmatic leaders frequently criticized subordinates for relying on hollow moralizing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the moment one opens one's mouth it's always...
Used idiomatically to criticize someone's predictable, repetitive, or pretentious way of speaking.
aiding society and saving the people
A classical four-character idiom describing lofty moral or political missions.
Used at the sentence end to emphasize category and evoke a dismissive, generalizing tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and bring lasting peace for generations to come.”
“If each of my followers did a little spit, they would drown. [friend] Nah, no need for the followers. I'll spit on them myself.”
“to save the people from this crisis.”
“that Schweitzer had, to save humanity.”
“where he can't argue his way out.”
“Fighting the war can save the country, and so can peace.”