扣动这个意外扳机的人
“who pulls the trigger—”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
唯一不同的是
“The only difference is,”
扣动 这个 意外 扳机的人
“who pulls the trigger—”
是老天爷
“fate or us,”
“Nobody among us did this on purpose; it was an act of fate.”
Chinese speakers often attribute unpredictable disasters to 'Heaven' or destiny to reconcile with helplessness and diffuse interpersonal blame.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pull the trigger of...
A vivid collocation used literally for firing a weapon or metaphorically for initiating a chain of events.
unexpected accident; unforeseen turn of events
Can function as an adjective meaning 'unexpected' or a noun meaning 'mishap/accident'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“unwittingly giving the assailant a chance to strike.”
“Someone must've set a trap in secret and chosen”
“some people will generate wrong ideas,”
“(Just as Zhou Na pulled the trigger,)”
“I believe someone was behind it.”
“to force the mole to show up.”