有人在他的药里动了手脚
“someone tampered with his medicine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
除非
“Unless”
有人 在 他 的 药里 动了手脚
“someone tampered with his medicine.”
可是他的贴身衣物上
“Yet on his underclothes,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese historical mysteries, herbal decoctions prepared over long hours are a standard plot device for covert assassination and tampering.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to tamper with; to rig or play dirty tricks
A highly common colloquial idiom used when suspecting illicit foul play, sabotage, or fraudulent alteration.
Marks the completion of an action, indicating that the tampering has already taken place.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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“if it hadn't been tampered with.”
“someone tampered with the herbal bath.”
“you were drugged.”
“and you even tried to poison my medicine.”