内侍丞匆忙之间 连鞋都没来得及穿
“The chief eunuch didn't even have time to put on his shoes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谁呀？
“Who is it?”
内侍丞匆忙之间 连鞋都没来得及穿
“The chief eunuch didn't even have time to put on his shoes.”
我俩昨晚亥时二刻开始值夜 一整晚都没什么动静
“We started the night watch at the second ke of the Hai hour. Nothing happened the entire night.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The title 'Neishi Cheng' refers to an administrative rank among palace attendants or eunuchs responsible for internal palace affairs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in a rush; in the flurry of the moment
A formal descriptive phrase indicating an action taken under extreme haste or emergency.
there is still time; to be in time to
Commonly negated as '没来得及' to indicate lacking sufficient time to perform an intended action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“my family got convicted, and I was sent to the palace as a eunuch.”
“A minor eunuch in the inner palace couldn't have gotten that much tung oil.”
“But those rumors circulated only among the eunuchs and palace maids.”
“Seeing that your plan failed, you killed the eunuch sent from the palace”
“Maids and guards are punished for minor interactions.”
“After all these nights of service, His Majesty hasn't even touched me.”