原来也不过如此
“But it turns out this is all you've got.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I expected more from you, Your Ladyship.”
原来 也不过如此
“But it turns out this is all you've got.”
不如此 怎么让你这位 王采女的好姐妹开口呢？
“How else was I supposed to get you, Lady Wang's good friend, to talk?”
“You are nowhere near as terrifying or capable as people say you are.”
In Chinese historical drama confrontations, belittling an opponent's authority or skill is a common face-saving defense when captured or questioned.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nothing more than this; not all that impressive
A common idiom used to express disappointment or dismiss something that was previously hyped up.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It seems they are nothing special.”
“aren't the same thing.”
“wasn't like this originally.”
“she was just average. She's not even as pretty as the girls”