是我区区一个县令得罪得起的
“are not people a lowly magistrate like me can afford to offend.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那群世家公子哥
“Those young men of noble families”
是我 区区一个 县令 得罪 得起的
“are not people a lowly magistrate like me can afford to offend.”
“It is inconvenient for us to reveal our identities.”
“I am just a low-ranking county magistrate; there is no way I dare cross those powerful aristocrats.”
In Imperial China, local county magistrates (县令), though representatives of the court, were extremely vulnerable to aristocratic clans (世家) possessing superior capital connections.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a mere / just an insignificant...
A self-deprecating or diminishing quantifier used to emphasize one's low rank or lack of significance.
can afford to offend
Potential complement phrase used mainly in rhetorical negations to express that crossing someone has catastrophic consequences.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the county magistrate.”
“You're just a magistrate.”
“it's possible the Magistrate here is taking the chance”
“My men have already freed the magistrate.”
“when I went to catch the magistrate,”
“so this might be more persuasive.”