十有八九 也不会老老实实把东西交出去
“he most likely won't hand over the proof as promised.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就算拿到钱
“gets the money,”
十有八九 也不会 老老实实 把 东西 交出 去
“he most likely won't hand over the proof as promised.”
苗晓兰为什么特意把耿天畴 叫到家里来
“Why did Miao Xiaolan tell him to meet her at home?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In investigative scenarios, anticipating duplicity reflects the pragmatic awareness that deceitful actors seldom honor verbal promises.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nine times out of ten; most likely
A very common four-character idiom used in both spoken and written Chinese to express high probability.
honestly; obediently; without trickery
Reduplicated adverb emphasizing strict adherence to rules or genuine compliance without deception.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's almost done.”
“Probably it's because of Li Youtian.”
“claiming the top honor be all but certain?”
“those workers were very likely refugees. You two thought of the same thing.”
“Nothing was supposed to go wrong.”
“I'm telling you, ten to one, he is.”