江到海不敢大肆寻找
“Jiang Daohai dared not search openly,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Someone seized the chance to steal his official seal.”
江到海 不敢大肆寻找
“Jiang Daohai dared not search openly,”
也不敢耽搁了公务
“nor delay official business.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, losing an official seal (官印) was a capital or demotable offense, forcing officials to conceal losses rather than search openly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dare not; do not dare to
Used before verbs to indicate that one is too afraid or restrained by consequences to take an action.
unrestrainedly; on a large scale (usually negative or conspicuous)
Often modifies verbs depicting conspicuous, aggressive, or excessive actions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Could Jiang Daohai be having second thoughts at the last moment?”
“Jiang Daohai is close to them.”
“under the pretense of diligence, Jiang Daohai stayed in the rear offices night after night,”
“Jiang Daohai has never gotten along with me.”
“Jiang Daohai not only served liquor,”
“As for Jiang Daohai's fate,”