也是老天要惩罚你们
“And Heaven itself has chosen to punish you!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That was your one oversight. You gave yourselves away.”
也是 老天要惩罚你们
“And Heaven itself has chosen to punish you!”
知府大人
“Your Excellency,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The traditional Chinese moral belief holds that even if human schemes evade the law initially, Heaven inevitably brings about justice and uncovers guilt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Heaven; Providence
Common spoken personification of fate or divine justice that oversees human moral affairs.
to punish; penalty
Standard formal verb denoting retribution or disciplinary consequence for wrongdoing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This is heaven's punishment for you.”
“It's punishment from heaven.”
“Maybe that was heaven's punishment for me.”
“Heaven wants me to pay for life too.”
“But fate had other plans.”
“You will be punished by the gods.”