但边陲百姓受苦受难之时
“But when the people on the border were suffering,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Of course I know the importance of protecting the country.”
但边陲百姓 受苦 受难之时
“But when the people on the border were suffering,”
“where were you making snide remarks, Grand Tutor Li?”
“You sat comfortably doing nothing while people were dying, so do not preach to me.”
In imperial China, tension frequently flared between frontline military generals risking their lives and civil officials lecturing from court safety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to suffer hardships and misery
A formal idiom used to emphasize enduring immense physical or emotional tribulations.
at the time of... / when...
A formal and literary structure used in place of '的时候' to denote a specific historical or critical moment.