您方才也去过李家墨坊 敢问一句
“you visited our ink workshop just now. May I ask,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
张衙役
“Officer Zhang,”
您方才也 去过 李家墨坊 敢问一句
“you visited our ink workshop just now. May I ask,”
您可曾在李家墨坊看到 有半点制作通番墨的痕迹
“did you see even the slightest sign of contraband ink being produced there?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Formulas like '敢问' soften the intrusion when questioning people of higher status or law enforcement officers, balancing deference with defense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
may I venture to ask
A formal, polite formula used to introduce a potentially delicate or critical question.
just now / a moment ago
A formal and written/historical synonym for '刚才'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“New Li's Ink Workshop is opening soon. It'll be tough on you.”
“why insist on shamelessly staying at the Li's Ink Workshop?”
“New Li's Ink Workshop is officially open! -Great! -Great!”
“there is no Li family's ink recipe? Do you dare?”
“We have hundreds of medicinal inks now. Even before it is finished,”
“it's up to the Li family to decide about the Tribute Ink selection.”