而是要大半夜搞个突然袭击
“Instead, he launched a sudden attack.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“why didn't he wait for Master?”
而是要大半夜 搞个突然袭击
“Instead, he launched a sudden attack.”
“Clearly, it was to seize the chance.”
“Doing this in the dead of night proves he is definitely up to no good.”
In Chinese moral ethics, legitimate actions are expected to be conducted in broad daylight; nocturnal movements inherently raise suspicions of dishonesty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the dead of night; late at night
Used colloquially to emphasize that an action is inappropriate or disruptive because of how late it is.
stage a surprise raid; catch someone off guard
Used metaphorically or literally to describe springing an unexpected confrontation or task on someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“suddenly went mad and attacked them.”
“Now you're springing this surprise on me.”
“Making such a big fuss so late at night.”