要不把他抬到县衙门口
“How about we carry him to the county government office?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“or he's just a pauper himself.”
要不 把他抬到县衙门口
“How about we carry him to the county government office?”
“Let the officials decide what to do.”
“Let's dump this guy at the government gates and make him their headache, not ours.”
When dealing with unaccountable accidents or dead bodies in historical settings, ordinary citizens sought to leave the issue to official magistrates (Guan Laoye) rather than risk being implicated.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how about / alternatively
Use at the beginning of a clause to introduce a tentative suggestion or alternative course of action.
county government office / yamen
A historical term denoting the local magistrate's judicial and administrative headquarters.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Naturally, we should report this to the county office.”
“Even if you sue me at the county government office,”
“a complaint with the magistrate's office.”
“But you'll have to lure the police runners away from the door first.”
“but before she could reach the county office, she was caught and brought back.”
“he should be taken to the Yamen for proper verification,”