就凭你俩鬼鬼祟祟的 一进镇上 我们就盯着了
“You two were acting suspiciously. We clocked you on arrival.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
把这俩带回公社审查 凭啥审查呢 凭啥
“Take these two to the commune. On what grounds? What grounds?”
就凭你 俩 鬼鬼祟祟 的 一进 镇上 我们 就 盯着了
“You two were acting suspiciously. We clocked you on arrival.”
你老实交代
“Tell the truth.”
“Don't act innocent; we've caught you red-handed and you have no way out.”
Reflects the historical collectivist era where local commune militias maintained strict surveillance over outsiders and 'suspicious' elements.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just based on / simply because of
Used to justify a strong action, accusation, or refusal based on specific grounds.
sneaky / suspicious / stealthy
A vivid 4-character idiom (chengyu) describing surreptitious, dubious physical actions.
to keep an eye on / to monitor closely
Used casually or formally to indicate keeping watchful surveillance over someone.
Signifies that an ongoing state of surveillance had already begun.
