他跟日本人来来往往那么密切 别说外人了
“his interactions with the Japanese are so close. Let alone outsiders,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可是在外人眼中
“But in the eyes of outsiders,”
他跟日本人 来来往往 那么密切 别说 外人 了
“his interactions with the Japanese are so close. Let alone outsiders,”
“even we feel his stance is unclear.”
“His actions are so suspicious that nobody can defend him in good conscience.”
In Chinese social pragmatics, when suspicion crosses the boundary from 'outsiders' (外人) into 'insiders' (自己人), it signifies that an individual's loyalty is considered severely compromised.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
frequent interactions / coming and going
An AABB pattern idiom describing frequent social visits or dealings between people.
not to mention... even...
A progressive correlative structure used to emphasize that something applies to an extreme degree.
outsiders / non-insiders
Used to distinguish people outside one's trusted inner circle or organization.
Functions in the fixed colloquial phrase '别说了' to mark a rhetorical limit or concession.
