背地里竟然干这种肮脏勾当
“(and yet doing something so dirty behind the scenes.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“(You always talking about morality and legal principles,)”
背地里 竟然 干这种 肮脏勾当
“(and yet doing something so dirty behind the scenes.)”
带什么礼物来了
“What did you bring?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Severely contrasts public morality with private misdeeds, which is seen as the ultimate breach of integrity in Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
behind someone's back; secretly
Used to describe actions done covertly, usually with negative or malicious intent.
dirty dealings; shady business
A highly derogatory collocation used to strongly denounce corrupt or unethical behavior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but secretly, he does all kinds of dirty deeds.”
“How can you be so dirty-minded?”
“how could he play dirty tricks on me behind my back?”