但实则是借他们的口
“but in truth used them to voice”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
虽对其各有推崇
“Each side praised its own champion,”
但 实则 是 借 他们 的口
“but in truth used them to voice”
表自己的心
“their own agendas.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese bureaucracy and literary culture, expressing one's own desires directly is seen as crude; adept tacticians often ventriloquize their ambitions through others.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
actually; in reality
A formal and written connective particle used to introduce the underlying reality contrasting a facade.
to speak through someone else; to use someone's words as a mouthpiece
A common idiom used to expose when someone manipulates others to voice their own opinions.
