这不明摆着讹人钱吗
“Isn't that outright extortion?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说让酒楼赔他家老翁的性命
“demanding we pay for the old man's death.”
这不 明摆着 讹人钱吗
“Isn't that outright extortion?”
是啊
“-Yes. -Exactly.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The concept of '讹人' refers to exploiting an unfortunate accident or fabricated incident to extort financial compensation from an innocent third party.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
obvious / plain to see
A highly colloquial adverbial chunk indicating that a fact or situation is completely obvious and indisputable.
to extort money / to blackmail someone
A spoken expression meaning to falsely blame or scam someone out of money through deceit or unfair leverage.
Forms a rhetorical question that strongly reinforces the obvious truth of the statement rather than seeking new information.
