实是因为八姨娘是半夜与人私会 才招来杀身之祸
“The fact is, Concubine Liu had a rendezvous at late night, which caused her death.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
世子殿下 霍大人 我祖母并非有意欺瞒
“Your Highness, Prefect Huo, my grandmother didn't mean to conceal the truth.”
实 是因为 八姨娘是半夜与人私会 才 招来杀身之祸
“The fact is, Concubine Liu had a rendezvous at late night, which caused her death.”
“My grandmother had no choice but to hide the truth in order to protect our family's reputation.”
“She brought this death on herself by having an affair, so please understand why we covered it up.”
In traditional Chinese patriarchal households, a concubine's illicit affair severely brought shame upon the entire clan, motivating the family to suppress the truth at all costs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in truth it is because; the actual reason is
A formal, polite connective used to disclose the genuine underlying reason after initial concealment or misunderstanding.
court fatal disaster; bring death upon oneself
A classic four-character idiom used to describe fatal consequences triggered by someone's reckless or illicit actions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My mother knows nothing. She did nothing. Nothing at all.”
“Aunties and uncles, get all the money over here. Who hasn't?”
“we must never try to get anything out of Eighth Master Li. Now look at what has come of it.”
“it was Madam Ji who killed Yunxiang.”
“If I have wronged Eighth Master Li today,”
“Some say she was angered to death by that concubine.”