梦真给八爷磕头了
“I kowtow to you, Eighth Master Li.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
皆有愧于李家
“both owe the Li family.”
梦真给八爷 磕头了
“I kowtow to you, Eighth Master Li.”
快快请起
“Please get up quickly.”
“I prostrate myself entirely at your mercy and beg your pardon.”
The kowtow is the ultimate physical sign of submission, filial duty, or atonement in pre-modern China, reserved for deities, rulers, and respected patriarchs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to kowtow to someone; to prostrate oneself before an elder/superior
Indicates the highest level of traditional physical deference, apology, or gratitude.
Marks the performance of the act in real time, making the verbal announcement coincide with the physical bow.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“we must never try to get anything out of Eighth Master Li. Now look at what has come of it.”
“If I have wronged Eighth Master Li today,”
“but he cannot refuse to acknowledge them.”
“you would ask Eighth Master Li to help you.”
“I've never intended to put him in a difficult position when I ask for his help.”
“we've never schemed to gain anything from your grandfather.”