想来也是受人指使
“He must be instructed by someone”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
迟迟不肯升堂
“and refuses to hold a trial.”
想来 也是 受人指使
“He must be instructed by someone”
故意阻挠
“to deliberately obstruct us.”
“He isn't acting on his own; someone powerful is pulling his strings.”
In traditional Chinese officialdom, low-level magistrates rarely delayed public justice unless sheltered or commanded by unseen patrons higher up in the bureaucracy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
presumably; it seems likely that
A polite, analytical phrase used to voice a reasonable conjecture based on circumstantial evidence.
instigated by others; acting under someone's orders
Used when describing someone acting as a pawn or puppet carrying out another person's malicious agenda.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Someone must have instructed them.”
“Tell me who on earth ordered you to do this!”
“Who exactly is behind this?”
“Who ordered you to do this?”
“You must have instigated”
“I'm here on behalf of a friend.”