愧对李家姑娘 愧对李墨
“I failed the young lady of the Li family and Li Ink.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I knew I had failed in my oversight and was extremely ashamed.”
愧对 李家姑娘 愧对 李墨
“I failed the young lady of the Li family and Li Ink.”
直至今日
“Up to today,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese moral philosophy, publicly declaring '愧对' implies an unpayable moral debt and a severe personal burden of shame.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to feel ashamed toward / to fail someone's trust
A formal, emotionally weighty expression used when acknowledging moral failing or dereliction of duty toward someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“there is no Li family's ink recipe? Do you dare?”
“it's up to the Li family to decide about the Tribute Ink selection.”
“If the Li family doesn't give us the ink recipe, our family will call off the engagement.”
“we're innocent! Enough! Say no more!”
“I cannot trust the Li family or Li Ink.”
“you visited our ink workshop just now. May I ask,”