这是议和吗？ 这是丧权辱国
“Is this a peace offer? This is a humiliation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
朔漠王要称兄道弟 割让城池
“The King wants friendly relations and territorial concessions.”
这是议和吗？ 这是 丧权辱国
“Is this a peace offer? This is a humiliation.”
“Countless soldiers shouldn't die in vain.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Yielding land or paying tribute to foreign powers is traditionally viewed in Chinese political thought as the ultimate disgrace to the dynastic state and ancestors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to negotiate peace; make peace
A formal historical and political term used for wartime diplomatic negotiations.
surrender sovereignty and humiliate the nation
A powerful four-character idiom (chengyu) used to criticize humiliating compromises or treaties.
Forms a rhetorical question conveying strong incredulity and rejection.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm afraid peace talks will be hard.”
“is a humiliation to someone like me. Then, what are you going to do?”
“So, your so-called peaceful negotiation”
“Since this matter has already been deliberated by the Grand Secretariat,”
“damage the friendship between our two nations.”
“and were forced to deploy to quell the unrest.”