起初我入了皇宫
“At first, I worked in the Imperial Palace”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“change my name and identity.”
起初我入了皇宫
“At first, I worked in the Imperial Palace”
结识了苏太乙
“where I met Su Taiyi.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical narratives, entering the imperial palace often represents the loss of ordinary civilian life and the start of a dangerous, transformative journey.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at first; initially
Used at the beginning of a clause to introduce the initial stage of a story or process.
imperial palace
Refers specifically to historical imperial royal palaces.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“In all my years in the palace,”
“you should have kicked me out of the palace in the first place, ♪ Why so many laments echo in the wind ♪”
“I just entered the palace, and I don't know the rules.”
“So, since she entered the palace, she's been close to the Empress Dowager.”
“the palace treats me much differently now.”
“They have free access to the palace, and their status is so low that no one notices them.”