此事因你呈于朝中
“Because you reported this case to the Imperial Court,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
徐同徐县令
“Magistrate Xu Tong.”
此事因你呈于朝中
“Because you reported this case to the Imperial Court,”
才得以侦破
“we were able to solve it.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Imperial governance depended on local officials submitting memorials to the court, a crucial step for gaining imperial intervention.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
submitted / reported to the imperial court
A formal bureaucratic phrase used to indicate submitting documents or petitions upward to central authorities.
because of you
Attribution marker pointing out the person responsible for initiating the outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the court is full of conflicting voices right now”
“It was my momentary negligence.”
“Didn't you report her merits to the Imperial Court on your own accord?”
“although you are an important minister of the Imperial Court,”
“You shouldn't have made so many enemies in court.”
“He's obviously humiliating me.”