应该是靠这蜡烛里这些粉末吧
“I bet it's due to the powder in the candle.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这是你承恩宫中的蜡烛呢？
“How can you tell with a glance that it's from your Cheng'en Palace?”
应该是 靠这 蜡烛 里这些粉末 吧
“I bet it's due to the powder in the candle.”
这些都是催情的药物 那晚我和太史丞就是被它所害
“These are love drugs. Mr. Xiao and I fell victim that night.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese costume dramas, aromatic substances, incense, and candle wax are iconic literary tropes used by conspirators to drug victims without raising suspicion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it should be; most likely is
A common hedging device to soften assertive claims and frame conclusions as probable rather than definitive.
to rely on; by means of
Used here to designate the mechanism or medium through which an effect was produced.
Softens the assertion into a tentative conjecture inviting concurrence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Beware of fire hazards! [Fill Your Belly]”
“Beware of fire!”
“Beware of fire!”
“Wood shavings are highly flammable. Be careful with the candle.”
“Beware of fire!”
“Beware of fire!”
“[Tofu] Beware of fire!”
“Fire and fireworks can easily start a blaze.”