会被说成是不祥之兆
“it would be seen as a bad omen.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可其中一个孩子先天不足 若死在宫中
“But one of the babies was born weak. If he were to die in the palace,”
会被说成是 不祥之兆
“it would be seen as a bad omen.”
当年太后也只是贵妃 处处被先皇后所挟 朝不保夕
“Back then, Her Majesty was only a noble consort, constantly restrained by the previous Empress. Her position was precarious—”
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“forming that horrifying prophecy.”
“I feared it would bring disaster.”
“[Jiang Ji, Lingji Mountain] invites disaster.”
“They all said it was an auspicious sign.”
“...has always had an ominous premonition.”
“bodes chaos and ruin.”