这件事 韦贤妃要如何交代？
“What do you have to say about this?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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.”
这件事 韦贤妃要 如何交代 ？
“What do you have to say about this?”
“The Cheng'en Palace indeed is mine.”
“You are caught red-handed, so explain yourself before I take formal action.”
In Chinese social and political interactions, 'jiaodai' goes beyond a mere answer; it implies taking formal responsibility and offering an acceptable resolution or penalty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how to account for / give an explanation
Commonly used in serious confrontations to demand an explanation or restitution for wrongdoing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I will definitely find out the truth for you and Prince of Xin.”
“Consort Wei, will you take it all,”
“There's a record of who washed Consort Wei's clothes. We'll find out.”
“She said it was bad luck, so she had it burned later.”
“Consort Wei had no choice but to put her to death in grief."”
“- You useless idiot! - Consort Wei! Are you alright?”