就算不以联姻作恩惠
“Even without a marriage alliance as leverage,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就算 不以联姻作恩惠
“Even without a marriage alliance as leverage,”
他亦可为皇弟所用
“he can still be of use to you.”
“We do not need to trade away a marriage to secure his allegiance; he is already honorable and loyal.”
In traditional imperial statecraft, imperial rulers frequently arranged marriages with powerful generals or ministers as a binding political transaction disguised as royal benevolence ('恩惠').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even if not / even without
A conditional connective used to introduce a concession and argue that the main outcome will still hold true.
to bestow a political marriage as an imperial favor
A formal, classical-sounding expression describing the use of matrimonial ties as an imperial reward or binding strategy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I simply don't have what it takes to enjoy marriage.”
“except for visiting my parents,”
“He didn't say he would propose.”
“I never thought of getting married.”
“shouldn't have to marry a man”
“You're not really here to propose.”