省得他们再走什么 旁门左道的进来 更麻烦
“so they wouldn't try any sneaky ways to get in, which would be more troublesome.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I thought it would be better if we took the initiative,”
省得 他们再走 什么 旁门左道 的 进来 更 麻烦
“so they wouldn't try any sneaky ways to get in, which would be more troublesome.”
他们看到的
“They only saw”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Taking the initiative to reveal information or open the door openly is often used strategically in Chinese administration to neutralize backdoor schemes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so as to avoid, lest
A colloquial conjunction used to state the avoidance of an undesirable complication.
crooked ways, underhanded or unorthodox means
An idiom referring to illegitimate, shady, or improper paths to achieve an objective.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If we can't get it right this time, we run it again.”
“Delay any longer, your buddy might run into real misfortune.”
“People would say that we pulled some strings if we accompanied her.”
“and now want to use connections to find him a job?”
“Why bother with them? Let's just go. - Go. - Let's leave.”
“so why take the detour? But I'm different from you.”