难道 也是和他们有关
“Could that be connected to them as well?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那批货有问题
“the goods were problematic.”
难道 也是 和他们 有关
“Could that be connected to them as well?”
他们是想利用 我和纪家的关系
“They wanted to use my relationship with the Ji family”
“Don't tell me this is another part of their dirty scheme.”
In Chinese discourse, using rhetorical markers like '难道' allows a speaker to introduce a severe accusation cautiously rather than making an outright assertion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could it be that; don't tell me that
Used at the start of a rhetorical or deductive question to express surprise, suspicion, or disbelief.
related to; connected with
Commonly paired with '和/与' to indicate involvement or connection between two entities.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“had a lot to do with them.”
“Maybe these two things are related.”
“part of that space belongs to me.”
“So he's definitely involved.”
“- Wait, how is that our problem? - So he...”
“[sighs] What does he have to do with this?”