你还跟朕赌气啊 没有赌气
“Are you still sulking with me? I'm not sulking.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
右相就停职在家抄经月余
“the Right Chancellor has also been shut away, copying scriptures.”
你还跟朕 赌气 啊 没有 赌气
“Are you still sulking with me? I'm not sulking.”
只是这些事情 我一样都做不好 索性都不做了
“These duties are beyond my ability. So I choose to lay them all down.”
“I am deeply upset and disappointed, but I cannot openly rebel against the sovereign.”
Because directly defying the emperor is treasonous, subjects often resort to subtle passive-aggressive sulking (duqi) or quiet withdrawal to express dissatisfaction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sulk / throw a tantrum at someone / act out of spite
Describes acting out emotionally or giving the cold shoulder due to hurt feelings.
Softens the inquiry, indicating probing curiosity or cajoling by the emperor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I was just a tool for you to vent your frustration.”
“and just talked to him instead of sulking,”
“I'd already married out of spite.”
“I dared to risk only because you stood by me.”
“Just say I was showing off and bet someone.”
“That was one expensive bet you made.”