他们本可以像对待赵森垚一样
“They could have done what they did to Zhao Senyao.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没错
“Exactly.”
他们 本可以 像对待 赵森垚 一样
“They could have done what they did to Zhao Senyao.”
用毒
“They could have”
“Since they chose not to poison him directly, they must have had a different goal in mind.”
In Chinese detective and historical fiction, identifying deviations from an antagonist's typical modus operandi is a key technique for uncovering deeper conspiracies.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could have originally
Used to introduce counterfactual reasoning or unchosen alternatives.
to treat; to handle
Standard verb describing how one behaves toward a specific person or situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“let alone someone like Zhao Senyao.”
“His Majesty ordered Zhao Senyao released?”
“It was Zhao Senyao who caused this.”
“Zhao Senyao is implicated in a death case,”
“that although Zhao Senyao may return home,”
“That is why Zhao Senyao survived long-term use.”