才不得不暂扣府衙
“so I had to detain them at the government office.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
引起了众怒
“It caused public outrage,”
才 不得 不暂扣府衙
“so I had to detain them at the government office.”
“The recent events have been a bit peculiar.”
“My hands were tied, so I had to impound it to keep the public from rioting.”
In traditional Chinese administration, pacifying popular sentiment was paramount to maintaining public order, often justifying swift administrative detentions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have no choice but to; cannot but
Use this double-negative structure to emphasize compulsion or external pressure dictating your action.
magistrate's office; government yamen
A classical/historical term referring to local administrative offices in imperial China.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You are not to leave Prefect's Residence without authorization,”
“I have no choice but to take over political matters.”
“So they had to pause it for now.”
“and he wants to take shelter at our mansion.”
“for questioning?”
“Keeping him detained at the Three Judicial Offices is indeed inappropriate.”