我们不能让上面知道 我们自己藏了货
“We can't let the higher-ups know we're stashing anything,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们 不能让上面知道 我们 自己 藏了货
“We can't let the higher-ups know we're stashing anything,”
更不能让上面知道 我们私自走货
“and we definitely can't let them know we're moving goods on our own.”
“Keep your mouth shut; if the bosses find out we crossed them, we are dead.”
In Chinese hierarchical structures, 'shang mian' represents absolute authority, making illicit concealment from them a high-stakes transgression.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the higher-ups / superiors
Widely used in corporate, governmental, and criminal contexts to refer to leadership or bosses.
stashed the goods
Commonly refers to hiding commercial goods or illegal contraband without authorization.
Marks the completed act of hiding the contraband.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Luckily, we've kept it well hidden.”
“As long as we hide in such places, we stay under the radar.”
“I stayed hidden.”
“knows too many of our secrets.”
“I've already hidden the body from earlier.”
“We were kept in ignorance.”