我思前想后仍不明白
“I thought hard, but I don't get it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谢大人 请坐
“Be seated, Mr. Xie.”
我 思前想后 仍 不明白
“I thought hard, but I don't get it.”
若他只是为了逼我退出朝堂 何须赔上边关的安危
“If he simply wanted me to withdraw from the court, why did he sacrifice the frontier and civilians in Wangcheng?”
“There must be a deeper, more sinister conspiracy here than just trying to get rid of me.”
In imperial history, fierce factional infighting occasionally led corrupt politicians to sacrifice national border security for domestic political dominance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to ponder repeatedly / to consider from every angle
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) describing deep, troubled deliberation.
still cannot comprehend
A formal construction to express unresolved confusion after careful analysis.