魏相 你跪着作甚
“Prime Minister Wei, why are you kneeling?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有何事要启奏朕
“what do you have to report to me?”
魏相 你跪着 作甚
“Prime Minister Wei, why are you kneeling?”
朕有这么可怕吗
“Am I that scary?”
“Stand up; there is no need for such excessive deference right now.”
Kneeling before an emperor expresses absolute obedience and fear of imperial wrath; monarchs sometimes playfully or strategically waive this to appear approachable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what for / doing what
An archaic and literary spoken interrogative equivalent to '做什' or modern '干什么', typical in historical period dramas.
remaining kneeling
Verb plus progressive aspect particle indicating maintaining a kneeling posture.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Prime Minister Wei, aren't you coming with me?”
“[Think with Caution] Prime Minister Wei, congratulations to you too.”
“Prime Minister Wei, you're thoughtful.”
“this chess formation is most familiar to you.”
“My condolences.”
“Prime Minister Wei is farsighted.”