奴婢不通音律
“I'm no musician,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The tune you heard that night. Had you heard it before?”
奴婢 不通音律
“I'm no musician,”
但确实有些耳熟
“but it did sound a bit familiar.”
“I might be wrong, so do not blame me, but I will tell you what I heard.”
Subordinates historically use humble self-labels like 'nubi' and downplay their skills before answering superiors to minimize risk of fault.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lacking knowledge in music or melody
A formal and modest four-character idiom used to state ignorance of musical theory.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I won't bother you two anymore.”
“I see that he usually loves studying quite a bit.”
“our heads would be on the block!”
“I would gladly serve Your Highness”
“I've done as you said.”
“have any improper contact with me?”