你现在又不指着她走后门了 有啥不能说的
“You're not relying on her connections. Why can't I tell her?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Don't tell Bai Shu about the bun thing.”
你现在 又不 指着 她 走后门 了 有啥 不能说 的
“You're not relying on her connections. Why can't I tell her?”
“I know where those spoiled buns came from now.”
“You don't need anything from her anymore, so spill the beans.”
Reciprocal connections (guanxi) often dictate social discretion; when a utilitarian connection dissolves, the need to protect the relationship vanishes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to rely on / to count on
Spoken idiom expressing heavy dependency on someone or something for a specific benefit.
to use back-door connections / to pull strings
A ubiquitous cultural idiom used to describe leveraging illicit or informal personal contacts.
Indicates a change in situation (no longer having to rely on her).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm not asking for any favors.”
“But the accusation of pulling strings has to be cleared.”
“People would say that we pulled some strings if we accompanied her.”
“If I had told you, it would've looked like I got in through connections.”
“she won't let you go out again. You absolutely must not go.”
“What if I leave through the back door? Then I'll wait there.”