承恩宫是我的地方不假
“The Cheng'en Palace indeed is mine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What do you have to say about this?”
承恩宫 是我的 地方 不假
“The Cheng'en Palace indeed is mine.”
但我尚未搬入
“But I haven't moved in yet.”
“You think you've cornered me with ownership, but I wasn't even living there so you can't pin this on me.”
In formal Chinese political debate, conceding an obvious fact first demonstrates fairness and calm reason before delivering a fatal rebuttal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
true; indeed; undeniably so
Used as a formal or literary concession marker placed at the end of a clause to admit a fact before making a pivot with 'but'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“And what of our "scandal" at Cheng'en Palace?”
“to search Cheng'en Palace inside and out.”
“I knew the Cheng'en Palace had bad feng shui.”
“the palace treats me much differently now.”
“That person can enter and leave the palace at will without arousing suspicion.”
“when he started meeting her at Cheng'en Palace.”