想偷不朽丹就直说
“If you want to steal the Immortality Pill, just say it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都费了不少心思
“into every step you took to get here.”
想 偷 不朽丹 就直说
“If you want to steal the Immortality Pill, just say it.”
何必装糊涂
“Why play dumb?”
“Cut the act; I already know you're here to steal the elixir.”
In Chinese interpersonal conflict, calling someone out for feigning ignorance strips away their face and escalates covert maneuvering into an open showdown.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to speak frankly; to say bluntly
Commonly used as an imperative to urge someone to speak without beating around the bush.
if you want to..., just say so plainly
An assertive conversational template used to call someone out for concealing their true desire.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Could he be trying to steal the Immortality Pill?”
“He used the excuse of refining the Immortality Pills”
“the Immortality Pill isn't a good thing, Senior?”
“an Immortality Pill?”
“It was all for the Immortality Pill.”
“Although the Immortality Pills are good,”