你说像这样的人主动下水
“Do you think someone like him involving in willingly”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有这样一层关系在里边 那个那个那个
“Ye Qian has this kind of connection. Well...”
你说 像 这样 的人 主动下水
“Do you think someone like him involving in willingly”
“could be a setup or a trap?”
“There is no way this guy got involved for nothing; something stinks here.”
In Chinese culture, 'getting into the water' (下水) often implies compromising moral integrity or getting implicated in illegal activities together to establish mutual leverage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to willingly get involved in corrupt or illicit affairs
Metaphorically means to willingly get dragged into muddy waters or complicit in wrongdoing.
tell me; what do you think
Used at the beginning of a sentence to prompt the listener for an opinion or validate a suspicion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you keep being this timid,”
“She's already putting herself out there. You should show some interest too.”
“At this rate, more people will be involved.”