田本昌 你卖妹求荣 通番敛财的事情我都知道了
“Tian Benchang, I know all about your trading your own sister for power and profiting from illicit foreign trade.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You miscalculated. You're no match for me after all.”
田本昌 你 卖妹求荣 通番敛财的事情 我都知道了
“Tian Benchang, I know all about your trading your own sister for power and profiting from illicit foreign trade.”
你不要一错再错了 把她拉出去 上轿 别动我
“Don't make any more mistakes. Drag her out. Get her in the bridal sedan chair. Don't touch me!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese moral philosophy, sacrificing familial bonds for personal glory or colluding against state interests represents the pinnacle of ethical degeneration.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to betray one's sister for personal gain or prestige
A variation of the classical idiom '卖友求荣' (selling out friends for glory), used to condemn despicable betrayal of family for status.
to collude with foreign or barbarian entities
A historical term designating treasonous collaboration with outside tribes or foreign states.
to amass wealth corruptly or unscrupulously
A formal and critical term reserved for illicit or greedy accumulation of money.
Indicates a newly completed state of awareness, emphasizing that the secrets are already uncovered.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Tian Benchang, what are you doing?”
“Tian Benchang wants to be an official so badly that he is willing to risk his life.”
“Tian Benchang will be even more suspicious. Only by falling into his trap”
“Tian Benchang, you bastard!”
“All of Tian Benchang's excuses are just shirking responsibility.”
“Tian Benchang. What are you doing here?”