但婚姻之事乃长辈之命
“But our marriage is decided by our elders,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
多谢长公主的坦率
“Thank you for your candor, Your Highness.”
但婚姻之事乃长辈之命
“But our marriage is decided by our elders,”
也非我所图
“and it's not what I want either.”
“Do not blame me for this marriage proposal; my family elders forced this upon me.”
In traditional China, marriage was fundamentally an alliance between families rather than an individual romantic choice, making elder commands socially and legally supreme.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
matters of marriage; marital affairs
A formal, elevated way to refer to betrothal or matrimony.
the mandate/command of elders
Refers to traditional filial duty where parental orders cannot be easily defied.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Marriage has always been decreed by parents since ancient times.”
“A marriage is not valid without parental consent”
“because of my parents' orders.”