若是举国哀悼的话
“If the entire nation mourns,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“this matter concerns the front-line situation.”
若是 举国哀悼的话
“If the entire nation mourns,”
“I fear it may dampen the army's morale.”
“We must not declare national mourning right now, or we will demoralize the troops.”
In classical statecraft, practical military considerations and army morale often clashed with formal imperial funeral rituals and etiquette.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the entire country goes into mourning
Formal term reserved for national tragedies or the death of monarchs and national leaders.
if it is the case that...
A common paired conditional construction used to introduce hypothetical scenarios.