大唐士兵囿于旧仇
“the soldiers of Great Tang were bound by their old grudges,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大唐士兵囿于旧仇
“the soldiers of Great Tang were bound by their old grudges,”
“thus assassinating Eldest Prince of their own accord.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Assigning the blame for a royal assassination to rogue foreign soldiers acting on personal vengeance is a recurring diplomatic tactic to avoid direct responsibility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
confined by; constrained by
A highly formal literary preposition used to indicate being restricted or biased by a certain perspective, habit, or emotion.
old grudge; past enmity
Used in formal or historical contexts to describe long-standing historical resentment between clans or nations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Great Tang's ranks of generals are thin now.”
“what if the Tang troops discover and intercept us?”
“If we do go to war with Great Tang,”
“that is the duty of a Great Tang general.”
“Great Tang was busy dealing with the Northern lands,”
“strike the Tang border, seize the gorge,”