也在情理之中
“That's only natural, I suppose.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
无暇顾及我们这些老骨头
“and has no time for us old folks.”
也在 情理之中
“That's only natural, I suppose.”
老朽 虽然不期盼 城主 能像当年的齐二公子一样
“Although I don't expect Your Excellency to be as diligent and devoted as”
“I know you ignore us old folks, and while I understand why, it still hurts.”
Chinese rhetoric often precedes criticism with an affirmation of empathy ('in accordance with human feelings and reason'), softening the face-threatening impact before delivering moral evaluation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
within reason; completely understandable
A sophisticated four-character idiom used to acknowledge that a situation or behavior is logical and expected under human nature or common sense.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I think it's understandable.”
“Returning it is only right.”
“It sounds perfectly reasonable.”
“is no surprise.”