赵立冬借招商和开发 中饱私囊
“In the name of courting investors and developing the city, Zhao Lidong has raked in fortunes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为了得到赵立冬的信任 我不得不成为他的工具
“In order to gain Zhao Lidong's trust, I have to be his pawn.”
赵立冬借招商和开发 中饱私囊
“In the name of courting investors and developing the city, Zhao Lidong has raked in fortunes.”
留下的烂摊子 都让我来处理 我不止一次
“I had to clean up all the messes he left. I have stopped citizens”
“He is the corrupt mastermind who took the money, not me.”
In Chinese institutional and legal contexts, exposing superiors' corruption ('lining pockets') is often leveraged to plead extenuating circumstances or mitigated liability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to line one's own pockets; to embezzle public funds
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) commonly used to describe corruption and misappropriation of public resources.
under the guise of... / taking advantage of...
Used before a pretext or legitimate endeavor to introduce an underlying selfish or illicit scheme.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's why Zhao Lidong hates me so much.”
“Zhao Lidong has maintained a good relationship with the higher-ups.”
“Don't hang out with Zhao Lidong's gang.”
“I've done many things for Zhao Lidong.”
“How are you going to explain to Zhao Lidong if you don't kill him?”
“Not only will I report Zhao Lidong, but I'll also report you.”