那通番的倭币 怎么会无故地出现在我们李家
“how could those Japanese coins have suddenly appeared in our household?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That's why he's been doing everything he can to silence us. Otherwise,”
那通番的倭币 怎么会 无故地出现在我们李家
“how could those Japanese coins have suddenly appeared in our household?”
所以
“So,”
“Someone planted this evidence to set us up!”
In Imperial China, crimes like colluding with foreign pirates ('tongfan') carried collective punishment, meaning contraband in a family compound posed an existential threat to the entire lineage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
colluding with foreign powers or enemies
A formal historical term used to denote treasonous foreign collusion, often seen in costume dramas.
without cause; for no reason
Use this written-leaning adverb to describe unprovoked or inexplicable occurrences.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I can even find a scapegoat to take the blame for the Li family's illicit foreign trade.”
“this is proof of their illicit foreign trade. Shut up!”
“the news about the Tian family's illicit foreign trade has spread in Nanjing.”
“No one would believe that he could have concealed his involvement”
“But what does that have to do with their illicit foreign trade? Ever since Wenqian”
“let alone a crime as heinous as trading with foreign enemies.”