得以肆无忌惮地 遍布十七州
“occupied the 17 Prefectures without scruples.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
北崇的铁骑
“North Chong troops”
得以 肆无忌惮 地 遍布十七州
“occupied the 17 Prefectures without scruples.”
甚至南下椋州
“They even marched south,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese historical consciousness, northern cavalry (铁骑) sweeping southward unchecked represents an existential civilizational threat and military nightmare.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unscrupulous; completely unbridled; running rampant
A formal idiom used to condemn actions done brazenly without any regard for rules or consequences.
to be able to; to manage to (as a result of some condition)
A formal literary connective indicating that a specific opportunity or condition allowed an action to occur.
Adverbial marker connecting the vivid idiom '肆无忌惮' to the verb '遍布'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How dare you commit violence here?”
“wouldn't have dared to cross the border and invade us.”
“was truly "magnificent."”
“you would risk public condemnation”
“How dare you rebel? Your whole clan may be executed!”
“disregarding all living beings in the world.”