那就是一帮黑社会 谁也惹不起
“They are a gang that no one dares to mess with.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
太无法无天了 马涛的靠山 是供电局副局长杨健
“That's outrageous. Ma Tao's backer is Yang Jian, Deputy Director of the Power Supply Bureau.”
那就 是一帮 黑社会 谁也 惹不起
“They are a gang that no one dares to mess with.”
京海的电力系统 确实存在问题
“Jinghai's electrical system has serious problems.”
“Back off or tread carefully, because crossing these people will get us crushed.”
Reflects the common awareness in local society of entrenched criminal rings backed by political patronage, making ordinary citizens and officials hesitant to provoke them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot afford to provoke or cross
A frequent spoken idiom used to warn someone that an opponent is too powerful, dangerous, or petty to deal with safely.
underworld; organized crime syndicate
The standard Chinese term for the mafia, triads, or criminal gangs.
