这言大人摆明是看不上我们家
“Lord Yan obviously looks down on the Li family”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还要给八房风风光光 办一个归宗仪式啊 说得没错
“should we also hold a grand ceremony to welcome the Eighth Branch back? Well said.”
这言大人 摆明是 看不上我 们家
“Lord Yan obviously looks down on the Li family”
“and thinks everyone of us as incompetent.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional China, an insult to a family line or clan is deeply felt by all members, directly threatening collective social standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
clearly; obviously; to make something plain
Use to point out an obvious attitude or motive that someone is not even bothering to conceal.
to look down on; to consider beneath oneself
A highly common spoken idiom indicating contempt, dismissal, or failure to meet one's standards.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“surely Lord Yan wouldn't stoop to arguing with me.”
“would Lord Yan have said those words today?”
“what is Lord Yan up to?”
“Driven by stress, Lord Yan”
“Lord Yan, I hope you will grace us with your presence”
“slighting Lord Yan would be a minor matter—”