不是我们能长久攀附之人
“to be someone we could rely on forever.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那清鹤仙人那边呢 我早知徐大人太过在意官声
“What about Sage Qing He? I've long known that Lord Xu cares too much about his reputation”
不是我 们能长久 攀附 之人
“to be someone we could rely on forever.”
清鹤仙人也已有了颓势
“As for Sage Qing He, his influence is waning.”
“Backing him is a dead end; we need to abandon ship.”
Survival in court politics required hitching one's fortunes to rising patrons while strategically distancing oneself when their influence waned.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to cling to power; to social-climb
Often carries a slightly pejorative or pragmatic nuance regarding attaching oneself to someone influential.
long-term, enduring
Used as an adverb or adjective describing stability over a long horizon.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“And that's exactly why”
“he wouldn't abandon us.”
“And no one will ever be able to drive us out.”
“keep anyone around.”
“only able to cling to and depend on others?”
“one may be forever parted from those dearest to them.”