之前一直和他单线联系
“I had a single-line contact with him before.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
代号叫藏锋
“codename "Cangfeng."”
之前一直和他 单线联系
“I had a single-line contact with him before.”
藏锋
“Cangfeng?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Spy drama terminology like 'single-line contact' is widely recognized in Chinese popular culture as representing compartmentalized secrecy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
single-line contact; exclusive point-to-point communication
A classic intelligence or police term used when only one person knows and contacts an agent for security reasons.
had always been (doing so) before
Common temporal frame used to describe an uninterrupted habit or protocol up to a certain past point.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He had been in one-way contact with him.”
“are kept through my own relationships.”
“I am now directly under Chongqing. Contact me directly if anything comes up.”
“So what if you found out I was in contact with him?”
“The communication between him and Jiang Tian was one-way.”
“have been in touch.”