高罗迁对你心怀芥蒂
“Gao Luoqian harbors resentment toward you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
人选呢
“And who do you propose?”
高罗迁 对 你 心怀芥蒂
“Gao Luoqian harbors resentment toward you.”
若挑了他的人
“If you choose one of his men,”
“Be smart and avoid picking his people, or he will retaliate against you.”
In historical Chinese governance, personal grievances and factional rivalries heavily dictated personnel appointments and alliance-building.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
harbor a grudge; hold ill will
A literary four-character idiom useful for describing lingering suspicion, bad blood, or unspoken tension between two parties.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Gao Luoqian wouldn't dare kill him.”
“Gao Luoqian wouldn't dare make any overt move.”
“Gao Luoqian won't be easy to pry open.”
“Gao Luoqian was always up to no good.”
“Gao Luoqian suffered a complete defeat.”
“Gao Luoqian must be tormenting him”