除夜不来也就罢了 正旦日也不肯来
“he didn't come on New Year's Eve, which was fine, but he won't show up on New Year's Day either.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“This Yan Li—”
除夜不来 也就罢了 正旦日 也不 肯来
“he didn't come on New Year's Eve, which was fine, but he won't show up on New Year's Day either.”
“Without him, the palace banquet food just isn't as good.”
“He really doesn't care about these gatherings—or about seeing us at all.”
Attending imperial banquets on major festivals like New Year's Eve and Day is a vital sign of political allegiance and court social standing; skipping both signals intentional avoidance or rebellion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
would have been fine; let it pass
Used to concede a minor fault or prior grievance in order to highlight an even worse subsequent grievance.
New Year's Eve
A formal or traditional term referring to the last night of the lunar year.
New Year's Day
A traditional literary term referring to the first day of the first lunar month.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“No one? Not coming, huh?”
“There's one tonight. You in?”
“After coming to the capital, he worked day and night”
“Here comes a guest. I'll hang up then. Talk to you later at home tonight.”
“Maybe no one will come tonight.”
“His Highness likely won't come tonight. Sleep here with me.”