我实在是怕被圣上拘在宫里
“I really fear being confined in the palace,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Otherwise, I would have opposed His Majesty again.”
我 实在是 怕被圣上 拘在宫里
“I really fear being confined in the palace,”
这样父亲的案子就查不了了
“as then I wouldn't be able to investigate my father's case.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, an emperor could quietly neutralize troublesome officials or relatives by detaining them inside the palace under the pretext of royal favor or supervision.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really / truly
Emphasizes the sincerity or extremity of the speaker's feelings.
confined in / detained in
A somewhat literary or formal term for restricting someone's physical freedom within a specific place.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You were afraid His Majesty would find out, so you pretended to be simple-minded?”
“He has been summoned into the palace by His Majesty?”
“If His Majesty thinks I'm unworthy,”
“But His Majesty never intended to cause panic in the capital.”
“Nothing gets past Your Majesty.”
“and His Majesty couldn't bear to withhold it.”