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小太监进宫四

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ID: 1224 Advanced
小顺子进宫以后，很快便成为娘娘的心腹。今天，他又立了一功，发现了一个大大的阴谋。这个阴谋是什么呢？小顺子和她的主子会怎么利用这个阴谋呢？宫廷可真复杂，先不多说了，快来学习今天的高级课程吧！
Wed Aug 12 2009 | Jiaojie, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
装蒜 zhuāngsuàn to play dumb
禀报 bǐngbào to report to one's superiors
九牛二虎之力 jiǔniú èrhǔzhīlì great amount of energy or power
掉脑袋 diào nǎodài to lose one's head (by execution)
小顺子，那件事调查得怎么样了？
Xiǎoshùnzi ，nà jiàn shì diàochá de zěnmeyàng le ？
Xiao Shunzi, how is your investigation of that matter going?
娘娘指的是......
niángniang zhǐ de shì ......
My lady is speaking of...?
什么时候学会在本宫面前装蒜了？
shénme shíhou xué huì zài běngōng miànqián zhuāngsuàn le ？
When did you learn to play dumb with me?
哦，是容娘娘的事吧？奴才正想向您禀报呢。奴才费了九牛二虎之力，冒着掉脑袋的风险，终于找到了确凿的证据！
ò ，shì Róng niángniang de shì ba ？núcai zhèng xiǎng xiàng nín bǐngbào ne 。núcai fèi le jiǔniú èrhǔzhīlì ，màozhe diào nǎodài de fēngxiǎn ，zhōngyú zhǎodào le quèzáo de zhèngjù ！
Oh, the matter concerning Lady Rong, yes? Your humble slave was just thinking of making a report to you. After making a supreme effort, and risking the loss of his head, your humble slave has finally found solid proof!
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