他毕竟是交州的刺史
“he is, after all, the Prefect of Jiaozhou.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
韩长史
“Chief Clark Han,”
他毕竟是交州的刺史
“he is, after all, the Prefect of Jiaozhou.”
“Could it be that Nanzhao got to him?”
“Someone of his rank wouldn't just meet an ordinary accident; this has to involve high-stakes state foul play.”
In traditional China, an official's bureaucratic rank determined legal privilege and the level of state reaction; harm to a provincial governor was tantamount to an act against the state itself.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
after all; in the final analysis
Used to introduce an undeniable reality or fundamental identity that justifies a perspective or concern.
provincial governor; inspector
A standard historical bureaucratic title for the chief civil/military administrator of a prefecture or province.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you have the authority to temporarily assume the duties of Jiaozhou Prefect”
“required precise control over Prefect Liu's return to Jiaozhou”
“as the wife of the Prefect of Jiaozhou,”
“After I was demoted to Jiaozhou,”
“was the soldiers you lost in Jiaozhou!”
“arose while you were overseeing Jiaozhou affairs.”