能入太傅的眼吗？
“Do my skills meet with your approval?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不知谢某的棋艺
“Do my skills meet with your approval?”
能 入太傅的眼 吗 ？
“Do my skills meet with your approval?”
“Tell me what you really think of my skill, and whether I have gained your respect.”
Court etiquette requires subordinates to diminish their own accomplishments to demonstrate respect and allow the superior to bestow grace.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to find favor with someone; to meet someone's high standards
A classical idiom commonly used in formal or polite contexts to ask if something satisfies an expert's taste.
Softens the interrogative sentence into a standard polite inquiry.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You wouldn't be reluctant, would you?”
“- You wish for it as well? - Enough.”
“Mr. Deng, you're pretty bold.”
“I'm hoping you could shed some light on.”
“Grand Tutor Tao must have seen that in you.”
“You know it perfectly well, don't you?”