他们是来探你口风的
“They're here to sound you out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是啊
“Yes.”
他们是来探你口风的
“They're here to sound you out.”
稀罕吗
“Do you fancy it?”
“Be on your guard; they are just testing the waters to see where you stand.”
Direct confrontation or negotiation is often preceded by informal sounding out through intermediaries to save face and test boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to probe someone's stance; to sound somebody out
A very common colloquial idiom used when figuring out someone's hidden thoughts or policy decisions.
Asserts a definitive conclusion or situational fact with emphasis.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll go and check on him.”
“Turns out you were here to spy on us.”
“Are you here to pry for information? I'm just asking.”
“So you're here to investigate me?”
“just to gather information?”
“can tell they're not telling the truth.”