柳刺史把夫人视作心头肉
“Prefect Liu cherished his wife dearly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你还要撒谎吗
“Are you going to keep lying?”
柳刺史把夫人视作心头肉
“Prefect Liu cherished his wife dearly.”
想必也是待你不薄吧
“I'm sure he treated you well too.”
“He treated his family—and you—with immense kindness, so how can you lie to me now?”
In Chinese culture, receiving benevolence (en) creates a profound duty of loyalty and gratitude; violating this duty is considered deeply dishonorable and is often used by interrogators to induce guilt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cherish as one's dearest treasure / darling
A vivid idiomatic expression used to describe someone loved beyond measure, often a spouse or child.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Prefect Liu treated his wife extremely well.”
“Prefect Liu has the final word.”
“After separating from you,”
“that Prefect Liu had been killed by poisonous insects.”
“For the prefect to die under such suspicious circumstances”
“There's been progress in Prefect Liu's case.”