原来在背后搞小动作
“So you're the one who's causing trouble”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不参加副局长的竞选 就可以了
“Don't participate in the election for the Deputy Director. It's enough.”
原来 在背后 搞小动作
“So you're the one who's causing trouble”
“and making the Power Supply Bureau run up the debt.”
“I finally figured out it was you sabotaging things all along.”
In Chinese bureaucratic or workplace settings, underhanded sabotage is viewed as cowardly and unethical compared to open competition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
playing petty tricks behind someone's back
A very common colloquial expression to criticize underhanded, sneaky manipulation or political scheming.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“They always hope to create troubles behind my back.”
“if he finds out that you're playing tricks behind his back,”
“yet those people still dare to operate underground.”
“with Meng Dehai and Yang Jian”
“But now he's secretly pulling new tricks.”
“Someone must be pulling strings behind the scenes.”
“Someone must be pulling strings behind the scenes.”
“He's the troublemaker who stole our workers.”
“So he's using reverse psychology.”