警察可能拿这事做借口呢
“The police might just be using that as an excuse.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I don't think that's the only reason.”
警察可能拿这事做 借口 呢
“The police might just be using that as an excuse.”
对了
“Oh, right,”
“Don't be naive; they have an ulterior motive and are just using this to target us.”
In high-stakes or sensitive scenarios, people frequently scrutinize official moves for hidden agendas or secondary motives (借口).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to use this matter as an excuse or pretext
A very common pattern ('拿...做借口') used when someone is masking their true intent with a superficial reason.
Softens the assertion while inviting the listener to consider this ongoing possibility.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Giving him anyone is a waste of police resources.”
“Maybe someone with a grudge against the police.”
“You may have noticed that talk of the Lingards and the Jennings is a sore subject for the constable.”
“Might make the constable look bad.”