他们打着老县长 亲戚的名义
“claiming to be my relatives”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Two or three groups show up every week,”
他们打着老县长 亲戚的名义
“claiming to be my relatives”
要求走后门
“and demanding”
“These opportunists are using political connections to push us around and get illicit favors.”
In local governance, distant relatives often evoke the prestige of current or retired officials (lao xianzhang) to bypass standard bureaucracy and secure unfair advantages.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
under the banner of; in the guise/name of
A frequently used critical structure to indicate that someone is misusing an affiliation or pretext for personal benefit.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you weren't always bragging about your father, would people even know who you are?”
“[Cheongpyeong] Folks, what are you doing?”
“Fellow villagers!”
“You think because you're locals, you can bully us outsiders?”
“How dare you pose as a resident of this county?”
“let alone an exiled magistrate like me.”