怎么就生了 那一对不中用的儿女呢
“How did he end up having such useless children?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说魏太傅倒是个聪明人
“Grand Tutor Wei was a smart man, you know.”
怎么就 生 了 那一 对不 中用的儿女呢
“How did he end up having such useless children?”
可怜了魏太傅
“Poor Grand Tutor Wei.”
“A brilliant man is being completely brought down by his worthless heirs.”
In traditional dynastic culture, producing incompetent offspring (often called 'dog sons born to a tiger father') is seen as the greatest tragedy and ultimate downfall of a distinguished official.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how on earth could it be that...
Used to express bafflement, disbelief, or lamentation over an unfortunate paradox.
good-for-nothing; useless
An idiomatic spoken descriptor used critically for people who lack competence or grit.
Softens the rhetorical question while inviting the listener to ponder the lamentable irony.
