万一你向兵部
“If you were to report me”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我是个文官
“I am only a civil official.”
万一 你向兵部
“If you were to report me”
参我一本
“to the Ministry of War,”
“I cannot trust you not to stab me in the back with official accusations.”
In imperial Chinese bureaucracy, friction and mutual surveillance between civil and military officials often led to pre-emptive political impeachment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just in case; what if
Introduces an improbable yet high-risk contingency that the speaker fears.
Ministry of War
Historical term designating one of the Six Ministries in imperial China handling military affairs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The Ministry of War plans to to shift the blame to those transport commissioners.”
“He's your soldier. Do you remember?”
“We also have connections within the Ministry of War.”
“How many people out there could have influence over both the Ministry of Revenue”
“The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue are both in a scramble.”
“We'll send some troops to search together with your people.”