他就冲他要杀林山那个劲头
“Just from his intent to kill Lin Shan,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He definitely knows something about the robbery.”
他 就冲 他 要 杀林山 那个劲头
“Just from his intent to kill Lin Shan,”
他当年肯定参与了抢劫案
“he definitely took part.”
“Look at how violently he tried to kill him—that viciousness proves he's dirty.”
Spoken colloquial Chinese frequently relies on physical '劲头' (energy/drive) to gauge a person's psychological threshold and criminal capability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
judging by the sheer intensity/ferocity of his action
A spoken construction using '冲' (judging by / based on) and '劲头' (momentum, drive, vigor) to justify an inference.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's clearly forcing your hand.”
“end up being killed by bandits?”
“Were they really killed by bandits?”
“Ms. Lin, did you kidnap him or something?”
“I want you to beat Jin Linsheng. His wife hit me.”
“I won't be able to stop myself from killing him too.”