他们也差不多该放松警惕了吧
“they must have lowered their guard by now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
而且就算有一两个眼线
“And even if there are spies among them,”
他们也 差不多 该 放松警惕 了吧
“they must have lowered their guard by now.”
我没有演戏啊
“I'm not acting.”
“Our act must have worked by now; we should be safe to move.”
Reflects the common tactical mindset in Chinese narrative genres where feigning vulnerability is used to bait an opponent into relaxing vigilance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
almost; about time
Used before verbs or temporal clauses to express that an expected condition is nearly fulfilled.
let one's guard down; relax vigilance
A formal collocation widely used in suspense, strategic, or security-related contexts.
Indicates a newly emerging state or transition into a state of relaxed vigilance.
Softens the assertion into a tentative conjecture and solicits agreement from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“When they let their guard down,”
“But don't let your guard down.”
“it's more likely that they will let their guard down.”
“But we still need to stay alert.”
“I can't quite put my mind at ease about.”
“how could I have lowered his guard?”