我本以为没人记得端王、端王妃了
“I thought no one remembered Prince of Duan or his consort anymore.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“So, about my parents, they all keep it hush-hush.”
我 本以为 没人 记得 端王、端王妃了
“I thought no one remembered Prince of Duan or his consort anymore.”
方才听夫人称赞母亲 我心甚慰
“Hearing you praise my mother just now, I'm truly comforted.”
“I felt completely isolated in grieving my parents until you acknowledged them.”
In court intrigue, fallen or disgraced royals become taboo subjects (讳莫如深), leaving surviving children torn between state suppression and their deep filial duty to remember them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally thought (contrary to what actually happened)
Used to express an assumption that turned out to be false or altered by subsequent events.
Indicates a change of state, highlighting the passage of time leading to presumed complete oblivion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We thought Prince Duan was formidable,”
“That's the Prince of Duan's daughter for you.”
“Are you any different?”
“would turn out to be the renowned Prince Duan.”
“You're unworthy of being his daughter!”
“including Princess Consort of Duan.”