金港之后 你们虽然封住了 所有出城和进山的口
“After the Jingang Wharf deal, even though you sealed all the exits and mountain passes,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这两个人深受他的信任
“Qi Yan trusts those two deeply.”
金港之后 你们虽然 封住 了 所有 出城和进山的口
“After the Jingang Wharf deal, even though you sealed all the exits and mountain passes,”
但没多大用
“it was useless.”
“You thought you covered all bases, but your plan was totally ineffective.”
In Chinese investigative narratives, conceding an opponent's thorough effort before delivering criticism is a common rhetorical strategy to emphasize superior cunning or intelligence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sealed off / blocked off completely
Used to describe sealing physical exits, roads, or borders successfully.
mountain passes / entrances to the mountains
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to road entrances, highway exits, or trailheads.
Marks the completion of the action of sealing off the exits.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“established that connection in Jin'gang.”
“It was only after coming to Jingang Wharf that I figured it out.”
“I suspect there was an internal problem during the Jingang operation.”
“a batch of goods will be shipped there tonight.”
“is to clearly explain what happened after the Jingang Wharf deal.”
“But the previous Jingang operation is a lesson learned.”