怎么可能隐藏那么久
“...how could he hide for so long?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没有当地人帮助
“...without the help of locals...”
怎么可能 隐藏那么久
“...how could he hide for so long?”
佐佐木说得对
“Sasaki is right.”
“It's obvious someone local is sheltering them, otherwise they'd have been caught by now.”
In Chinese debate and investigation, asking '怎么可能...' is a common pragmatic device to state a firm conviction indirectly rather than a genuine inquiry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how could it be possible
A staple rhetorical formula used to express disbelief or forcefully deny the plausibility of an assertion.
hide for that long
Used to describe remaining undetected or keeping something secret over an extended duration.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“why have you been hiding under a false name all these years?”
“How long are you going to keep hiding it?”
“those fake IDs can keep him hidden for a while. Why are we so sure he's here?”
“How could it possibly hide the Dragon Deity's Power?”
“Speaking from my experience, I don't think you can hide it from her.”
“But it won't last long.”