不仅能引起轩然大波
“This was enough to cause public uproar,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
又身带疳霉疮之症
“Both were marked with signs of syphilis.”
不 仅 能 引起 轩然大波
“This was enough to cause public uproar,”
还能令百姓对朝廷失望
“and shake the people's faith in the court.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese statecraft, imperial legitimacy heavily depended on maintaining public moral order and popular confidence in governance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to cause a huge stir or create a massive uproar
A formal idiom used to describe events, scandals, or statements that trigger intense public debate or controversy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“hardly enough to draw widespread attention.”
“it could stir up a bloody storm.”
“will only attract more bad guys.”
“[Jiang Ji, Lingji Mountain] invites disaster.”
“and more innocents suffer.”
“I'll only make him resent me.”