险些将你俩忘了 呈上来吧
“I almost forgot about you two. Bring them up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
歙县李家献墨
“The Li family from She County presents our inksticks.”
险些将 你俩 忘了 呈 上来 吧
“I almost forgot about you two. Bring them up.”
公主殿下 李墨呈送十二节墨
“Your Highness. Li Ink presents Twelve-Season Inksticks”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese dynastic hierarchy, items given to royalty require distinct honorific verbs like '呈' rather than standard verbs of giving.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
present (something) upward to a superior
A classical court register phrase used when commanding subordinates to bring forward documents or gifts.
nearly; almost
A written and formal spoken adverb expressing that something narrowly escaped happening.
Softens an imperial command into a gracious granting of permission.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I almost forgot to tell you something.”
“Right, I almost forgot. I have something here for you to take a look at.”
“How could I have forgotten about you?”
“I forgot about you.”