所以只身前往长安
“(so I went alone to Chang'an)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“(I vowed to become an excellent coroner,)”
所以只身前往长安
“(so I went alone to Chang'an)”
“(to take the Three Judicial Offices' coroner exam.)”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traveling across the country to the imperial capital to sit for examinations has historically been the primary path for upward social and career mobility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
travel alone to a place
A formal, literary collocation highlighting that someone traveled completely unaccompanied on an important mission.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now that I'm in Chang'an, I really want to see”
“Thus, we finally reached Chang'an after countless hardships.”
“You know others in Chang'an besides us?”
“How could it not be found in all of Chang'an?”
“Commandery Prince An, I was pursued by assailants”
“and giving my Chang'an journey a strong beginning?”