但是说白了 你们就是以 建设城市的名义
“But frankly speaking, you're using city construction as an excuse”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我听懂了 郑书记
“I get it, Mr. Zheng.”
但是 说白了 你们 就是 以 建设城市的 名义
“But frankly speaking, you're using city construction as an excuse”
多收了一笔所谓的 城市建设费
“to collect an extra 'city construction fee.'”
“Stop sugarcoating this with grand slogans; you're just levying an extra tax on people.”
Using '说白了' in a formal meeting is a high-risk communicative move that deliberately pierces face-saving diplomatic language to demand accountability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to put it plainly / in plain terms
A very common colloquial device to cut through rhetoric, pretexts, or euphemisms and reveal the blunt truth.
under the name of / in the pretext of
Used to describe actions taken ostensibly on behalf of an entity, often implying an excuse or disguise.
Combined with '说白' to mark an immediate shift toward frankness.
