- 世子说的是 - 说起朔漠
“- Indeed, Your Highness. - Speaking of the Northern Desert,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“was entirely Chu Zhao's doing, was it not?”
- 世子 说的是 - 说起朔漠
“- Indeed, Your Highness. - Speaking of the Northern Desert,”
“I have another matter to ask you about.”
“You have a point, but let me redirect this conversation to what really matters.”
When speaking to social or political superiors in historic settings, one must overtly validate their remark ('what you say is right') before steering the conversation elsewhere.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what you say is correct
A polite, standard formula used to validate someone's statement before continuing or changing the topic.
speaking of; on the subject of
Used as a conversational bridge to pivot to a related topic or location.
Nominalizes the verb phrase to form an objective confirmation of the interlocutor's statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Whether he's an heir apparent or not,”
“make people feel that the Northern Desert is merely bluffing.”
“Looks like their king knows about Father's condition.”
“The Northern Desert King is already at the end of his rope.”
“foes from the Northern Desert are lurking on the frontier.”
“the Northern Desert is restless.”