当初你把它交给我的时候
“When you handed it to me back then,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It is time to hand it over. [To Prime Minister Wei of Great Yin]”
当初你把它 交给我 的时候
“When you handed it to me back then,”
“Don't act surprised or blame me now; you knew this would happen.”
In Chinese interpersonal commitments, invoking '当初' (back when it started) underscores moral responsibility and warns against backing out when risks materialize.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at the beginning / back then
Essential temporal connective used when recalling the original context or intention behind an action.
hand over to me / entrust to me
Common verb phrase used for transferring custody of an object, task, or responsibility.