你仍是清清白白的萧家郎君
“You remain the spotless heir.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I did this before the wedding.”
你仍是 清清白白 的萧家郎君
“You remain the spotless heir.”
日后还会有大好前程
“You'll still have a bright future.”
“Do not ruin yourself for me; protect your own honor and future.”
Maintaining an untainted family name is of paramount importance in historical elite society, as criminal guilt often brought collective punishment upon entire clans.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
completely clean and innocent
An idiomatic reduplication used to stress moral purity, integrity, or freedom from criminal taint.
young master of the Xiao family
A traditional aristocratic form of address used to refer respectfully to an unmarried or young gentleman of a noble clan.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You've tarnished the reputation of the entire clan.”
“The Xiao family and I are in the same boat.”
“Then our family would become a laughingstock.”
“We won't have to avoid each other. And you can set your mind at rest.”
“I'm deeply ashamed. I'm not worthy.”
“So you finally visited the Xiao's mansion.”