知府大人 草民陈君山也可作证
“Your Excellency, I, Chen Junshan, can also testify.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and forced me to marry. Please investigate thoroughly, Your Excellency!”
知府大人 草民陈君山也可 作证
“Your Excellency, I, Chen Junshan, can also testify.”
方才田本昌 田本盛 带着这车通番墨 出逃未果
“Moments ago, Tian Benchang and Tian Bensheng tried to flee with this cart of contraband ink. Having failed,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, commoners were legally required to refer to themselves as '草民' (literally grass-people) before government officials to demonstrate submission to state authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Your Honor the Prefect Magistrate
A traditional formal honorific addressing a municipal prefect in historical contexts.
to testify; to bear witness
Standard legal term for providing evidence or personal testimony.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Prefect Huo, do you take me as a suspect now?”
“Prefect. I was momentarily confused”
“What did the Prefect say? The people from the Capital all”
“Your Excellency, please wait!”
“Now that you've met the prefect, why don't you speak your mind?”
“Why doesn't the prefect have the carriage and the body examined first?”