多亏了魏相的宽宏大量
“is thanks to your magnanimity.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
末将能站在此处
“That I can stand here today”
多亏了 魏相的 宽宏大量
“is thanks to your magnanimity.”
不过末将不以为这是口舌之争
“However, I don't think this is just a battle of words.”
“You think you can patronize me and downplay this, but I am not backing down.”
Chinese rhetorical strategy often mandates starting with respectful flattery or acknowledgment of an opponent's status before launching a sharp counterattack.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thanks to; luckily because of
Common everyday and formal connector used to credit someone, occasionally used ironically in tense confrontations.
magnanimous; generous and broad-minded
A set idiom used to praise someone's capacity to forgive or overlook minor faults.