失敬 失敬 原来是卫统领
“My apologies! So it's Commander Wei.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
竟敢擅闯凌安关卡
“How dare you trespass on the Ling'an checkpoint?”
失敬 失敬 原来是 卫统领
“My apologies! So it's Commander Wei.”
您误会了 我们只是 护送郑公进府谢恩的
“You misunderstood. We're merely escorting Mayor Zheng to the estate to express his gratitude.”
“Please don't be offended, let's calm down and talk since we know your esteemed position.”
Repeating formulas like 'shijing' operates as a protective diplomatic buffer in Chinese society to lower hostility when confronted by armed or higher-ranking figures.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
excuse my lack of respect / pardon my oversight
A polite classical greeting used immediately upon realizing the esteemed identity of an interlocutor.
so it turns out to be...
A frequent pattern when suddenly recognizing someone's identity or status.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“”
“I'm a total goner! I hate that you didn't”
“How discourteous of me.”
“was biased and narrow-minded.”
“thus failing basic human morality.”
“Well, mistakes happen.”