林长庚这个人 你还不了解吗
THE DIALOGUE REEL
日本人 现在正在查江沪商贸的账
林长庚 这个人 你还不了解吗
万一出了问题
“You know damn well we cannot trust this man.”
In high-stakes environments, Chinese interlocutors rely heavily on established judgments of personal character (人品) rather than institutional safeguards to predict behavior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this person / this kind of character
Often placed right after a person's name to topicalize their known traits or moral reputation.
don't you know/understand (him) by now?
A rhetorical question used to urge the listener to acknowledge obvious behavioral flaws in someone.
Turns the statement into a rhetorical question, demanding concurrence from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Lin Changgeng wants to use Jianghu Trading to curry favor with him”
“to tell Mr. Wang about Changgeng's painstaking efforts and selfless dedication,”
“you have to say a fair word for Changgeng.”
“I wonder if Changgeng can do me a favor”
“didn't you say,”
“Headmaster, stop using these little tricks to fool me.”