以后就更别想考什么功名了
“is bidding farewell to scholarly honors and official careers.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你若出了这个门
“Stepping out of this door”
以后就更 别想 考 什么 功名了
“is bidding farewell to scholarly honors and official careers.”
宋砚
“Song Yan!”
“You are throwing your entire future away if you walk out that door right now.”
Attaining imperial honors was historically the primary channel for social mobility, bringing immense prestige and financial security to an entire family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
passing imperial examinations / achieving scholarly rank
Commonly heard in historical dramas when discussing a scholar's ambition to pass the civil service exams.
don't even think about / out of the question
Used colloquially to shut down an idea forcefully or highlight an impossibility.
Marks a change of state, stressing that the future opportunity will be completely eliminated.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I believe he'll do better in the next exam.”
“He said you'd pass, and you did.”
“let's study hard.”
“I won't have an easy life later.”
“I made it.”
“If we don't, we keep working at it.”