大王子的死因还未查清
“The cause of Eldest Prince's death hasn't been verified yet.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We're fine with the peaceful negotiation and all, but why should we change the venue to Nanzhao?”
大王子的死因还未查清
“The cause of Eldest Prince's death hasn't been verified yet.”
为了双方安心
“For both parties' peace of mind,”
“We cannot make any moves until this suspicious death is settled; doing so would be unsafe and premature.”
Invoking pending investigations is a customary diplomatic and bureaucratic mechanism to delay unfavorable political moves without openly confronting the other party.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cause of death
Formal noun used in legal, medical, or investigative discussions regarding fatalities.
to investigate and clarify
A common verb-resultative compound indicating thorough investigation resulting in complete clarity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Eldest Prince revealed nothing.”
“The Eldest Prince… He was killed.”
“Moreover, there's more to Eldest Prince's death”
“so he can prepare in advance.”
“until the cause of Eldest Prince's death is uncovered”
“over Gao Luoqian.”