多亏王妃及时发现竹笋上的蹊跷
“If you hadn't caught that detail with the bamboo shoots, Your Highness,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
多亏王妃及时发现竹笋上的蹊跷
“If you hadn't caught that detail with the bamboo shoots, Your Highness,”
“I would've made a terrible mistake.”
“You saved my life; if that poisoned food had been served, I would have been executed.”
In imperial China, household servants and lower officials faced severe punishment or death even for unwitting mistakes in food preparation for royalty, making timely detection a literal life-saver.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thanks to; fortunately
Used to express that an undesirable outcome was avoided thanks to someone's timely help or action.
fishy, suspicious, peculiar
Used to describe a situation, object, or behavior that does not look right and warrants suspicion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Steward Tang was thoughtful. He brewed Her Highness's medicine”
“Perhaps you need to get more exercise.”
“Chu Chu has none of a Princess Consort's airs?”
“a great deal for looking after us along the way.”
“is Your Highness going to persuade us to surrender?”
“I had a quarrel with my wife.”