你处心积虑准备了很多年吧?
“you must've planned for years, didn't you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这套说辞
“This whole explanation,”
你 处心积虑 准备了很多年吧?
“you must've planned for years, didn't you?”
晓荷
“Xiaohe.”
“Do not pretend this is spontaneous; you calculated every single move against me.”
Labeling someone's preparation as 'scheming' (处心积虑) attacks their moral integrity by framing their actions as cold, premeditated manipulation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
deliberately plotting; scheming for a long time
An idiom with a strong negative connotation, used to accuse someone of hatching an elaborate scheme.
this line of argument; this narrative/excuse
Often carries skepticism, implying the speaker views the listener's explanation as fabricated.
Softens the interrogative slightly while soliciting confirmation with an accusatory presumption.