说不定还真是那鬼差
“might really be because”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
赵森垚能活到现在
“The fact that Zhao Senyao is still alive”
说不定 还真是 那 鬼差
“might really be because”
给了他那药的功劳
“the ghost guard gave him the medicine.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional folklore, a 'Guicha' is an emissary of the underworld; in detective stories, it often refers to a mysterious human operating under a supernatural alias.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
perhaps; maybe; it is quite possible that
A common spoken conjecture marker used to propose an unexpected or unconfirmed possibility.
actually turns out to be; indeed
Used when an unlikely possibility seems to be confirmed or considered plausible upon reflection.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“there is this ghost guard job we are doing.”
“Tell them you are underworld ghost guards and that,”
“I'm short by a significant amount.”
“Lower your voice. Don't show disrespect to the ghost guard.”
“This is really creepy.”
“was far worse than I thought.”