他应该早就想好退路了吧
“He's probably prepared a way out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你打算怎么处理他
“What are you planning to do about him?”
他 应该 早就 想好退路 了吧
“He's probably prepared a way out.”
我故意把他支开
“I sent him away on purpose.”
“He is not stupid; he surely has a backup plan ready.”
A deeply ingrained strategic philosophy in Chinese culture emphasizing never burning bridges and always maintaining a viable fallback option.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
plan an escape route / prepare a backup plan
Crucial idiom in strategic or career contexts referring to preparing a safe way out before risk strikes.
long ago; way ahead of time
Placed before verbs to emphasize that an action occurred far earlier than expected.
Softens the assertion into a tentative conjecture seeking listener concurrence.