我兄长受孔雀连累身陷长安
“my brother already died in Chang'an because of Peacock.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
父王
“Father,”
我兄长受孔雀连累身陷长安
“my brother already died in Chang'an because of Peacock.”
“And, my husband was murdered in cold blood as well!”
“You cannot sit by and do nothing while my brother is in danger because of someone else.”
In historical Chinese dynasties, family members frequently relied on senior patriarchs to leverage political or military power to rescue kin implicated in court scandals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be implicated or dragged down by someone
A common formal structure used when someone suffers misfortune due to another person's actions.
trapped in; stuck in a dangerous situation
Use this literary compound to dramatically describe finding oneself immobilized in a hostile environment or crisis.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“And your brother was in prison.”
“Then why haven't you married yet?”
“And now, my brother is trapped in Chang'an, his fate unknown.”
“She got the location of the edict from your brother.”
“Your brother claimed he entered the capital by an edict,”
“Don't forget how your brother died.”