连寨里的妇孺都未曾伤及
“he refused to harm even the women and children remaining in the stronghold.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
楚将军当年奉旨剿匪 女匪首木棉红跳崖身亡后
“General Chu marched against the bandits on imperial command. When the bandit leader, Mu Mianhong, took her life by leaping from the cliff,”
连寨里的妇孺都 未曾伤及
“he refused to harm even the women and children remaining in the stronghold.”
这等仁厚
“To think that such benevolence is being wielded against him?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Confucian ethics hold that a truly righteous general shows mercy by sparing non-combatants such as women and children during military suppression.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have not yet; never
A formal and literary equivalent of '没有', commonly found in written Chinese and historical period dramas.
harm; inflict injury upon
A formal compound verb meaning 'to cause collateral damage or injury to someone'.
women and children
A classical four-character set phrase component representing vulnerable, non-combatant civilians.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We even gave up our business in the city.”
“but didn't even get to see the Magistrate.”
“but I never even saw Zigui one last time.”
“Even the last bit of grain”
“you've never held a lady's hand before.”
“everyone in her fortress would get killed.”