他甚至还阻止了
“He even stopped”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
上岛来的目的是什么呢
“what is his purpose for coming to the island?”
他甚至还阻止了
“He even stopped”
“Sasaki's search of the Ye family.”
“He stepped way out of line to protect them; this proves his loyalties lie elsewhere.”
Stepping in to block official searches often signals covert personal loyalties or corrupt protective networks in Chinese investigative contexts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even / went as far as to
Used to introduce an extreme or surprising example that exceeds normal assumptions.
prevent / block / stop
A common verb indicating active intervention to thwart someone else's planned action.
Marks the completed realization of the action that interrupted the ongoing expectation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How can just two of you stop him? Let's go together.”
“This way, he keeps the distractions away.”
“not to mention”
“can stop all this?”
“But I didn't stop him.”
“Stop them.”