穆阳侯那边还要您多费心啊
“Hope you'll work well for Marquis Muyang.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
张市舶 我明天就要去淮西了
“Zhang. I'll head for Huaixi tomorrow.”
穆阳侯那边 还要 您 多费心 啊
“Hope you'll work well for Marquis Muyang.”
卢节度 这是小的分内之事 您就放心好了
“Military Governor Lu. That is what I should do. You can set your mind at ease.”
“Keep a close eye on the Marquis for me and handle him carefully while I am away.”
In Chinese bureaucratic culture, delegating a key relationship before traveling is done with high politeness and flattery to ensure the subordinate remains loyal and vigilant.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
take trouble / expend extra effort
A polite set phrase used when requesting someone's assistance or entrusting a responsibility to them.
duty / matter within one's responsibility
Used primarily in formal or courteous replies to indicate an assigned task is merely one's obligation.
Softens the imperative tone of entrusting an important task, making it sound more like an earnest personal request.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you crazy? Shut up!”
“Marquis Muyang has been executed,”
“Marquis Muyang, you look worried.”
“But for the Empress Dowager, you are far more trusted than Marquis Muyang.”
“Marquis Muyang, you are in good spirits. Even at a time like this,”
“The Empress Dowager trusts Marquis Muyang.”