是 得亏九娘子不吝赐教
“Yes. Miss Qin has generously offered me much guidance.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是 得亏 九娘子 不吝赐教
“Yes. Miss Qin has generously offered me much guidance.”
霍知府带人进来时 可曾动过屋内陈设 下官不才
“Prefect Huo, when you brought people in, did they touch anything here? No. Despite all my inadequacies,”
“I take no credit for this; it is entirely thanks to her generous instruction.”
In traditional Chinese culture, accepting praise directly is considered boastful; cultured speakers attribute all improvement to the guidance of elders or superiors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thanks to; fortunately
A spoken and written connective used to attribute success or avoidance of disaster to a specific person or factor.
to not withhold one's generous guidance
A highly polite classical four-character idiom used when thanking someone for their mentorship or advice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My lady, punish me however you wish.”
“That I'm not sure of, but if you want to know,”
“Please don't trouble yourself, Miss Qin. I'm completely healed. I truly am!”
“How would I dare trouble you, Miss Qin? Just have Physician Qian prepare my medicine.”
“I dare not trouble you, Miss Qin.”
“which caused her to cry and complain.”