我是为了一个人才来这书院的
“I came to this academy for someone. ♪ Weathered through a thousand years ♪ ♪ Traced by those who come after ♪”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
竟是当朝长公主
“that you were actually the current Princess Royal. ♪ That I'm being stubborn ♪”
我是 为了 一个人 才来这书院的
“I came to this academy for someone. ♪ Weathered through a thousand years ♪ ♪ Traced by those who come after ♪”
书院能被长公主青睐
“♪ Like holing a torch in the wilderness ♪ That the Princess Royal favors our academy ♪ Time sings a mournful song ♪”
“Don't flatter yourself that this academy is special; I am only here because of the person I care about.”
Royalty or high-status figures setting aside rank and prestigious duties to pursue a personal connection is a recurring romantic theme in Chinese historical dramas.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is only for the sake of... that...
A classic emphatic focus construction used to isolate and stress the sole reason behind an action.
classical academy
Historically refers to traditional Chinese academies of higher learning.
Functions in the 'shi... de' cleft sentence structure to emphasize the purpose or motive behind the past action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“great lengths to get close to me at the Academy.”
“That's right. It's held to select talents,”
“am so honored to be favored by a descendant of Lishan Academy.”
“You don't need to go to the academy today.”
“I did it to test the waters for you.”
“to fulfill Master's dying wish.”