之前由吴汝牵线 要给贡墨的田家
“Previously, Wu Ru pulled strings to give it to the Tian family of Tribute Ink.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“A post in the Directorate of Imperial Household is indeed vacant.”
之前由吴汝 牵线 要给贡墨的田家
“Previously, Wu Ru pulled strings to give it to the Tian family of Tribute Ink.”
可前几日京中士族 也有人要凭关系来抢
“But a few days ago, someone from a noble family in the Capital also tried to take it through their connections.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Securing official merchant status for imperial tribute (贡) required extensive intermediary networking (牵线) and patronage within court bureaucracies.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to act as a middleman; to broker a connection
Use when someone bridges two parties together to facilitate a business deal or personal relationship.
tribute ink (ink crafted specifically for imperial court use)
Historical term referring to luxury goods offered as tribute to the emperor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The Tian family even used the name of Tribute Ink to cause trouble”
“For insisting that we must attend the Tribute Ink selection with that girl,”
“I must save our family's ink workshop.”
“it's up to the Li family to decide about the Tribute Ink selection.”
“The day of the Tribute Ink selection is drawing close.”
“You are the first one who isn't trying to talk me into attending the Tribute Ink selection.”