您如果对草民的清白仍有疑虑
“if you still have doubts about my innocence,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
要让田本盛顶罪啊 还望大人明察 大人
“to make Tian Bensheng take the fall! Please investigate thoroughly, Your Excellency! Your Excellency,”
您如果对草民的 清白 仍有 疑虑
“if you still have doubts about my innocence,”
可即刻去信 给南京守备吴汝 他可为草民担保
“you can immediately write to Nanjing Commander Wu, Wu Ru. He can stand as my guarantor.”
“Before you convict me, remember that I have powerful backers in the military hierarchy.”
In historical Chinese judicial proceedings, commoners frequently invoked the names of powerful patrons (guanxi) to secure immunity or ensure lenient handling by magistrates.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this humble commoner (self-deprecating first-person pronoun)
Used exclusively by ordinary citizens when addressing magistrates, judges, or nobility in historical contexts.
doubts; misgivings; suspicions
A formal noun denoting reservations or lingering suspicion in professional or legal discourse.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He has already testified that this matter has nothing to do with me.”
“but I still have doubts.”
“Now, at least we can clear his name.”
“that someone wasn't trying to frame me here?”
“whether true or false, it needs further investigation.”
“That proves your current direction is right.”