当作一个笑话给扣下了
“dismissed it as a joke”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
被情报课的人
“The people in the Intelligence Section”
当作一个笑话给扣下了
“dismissed it as a joke”
我刚才看到了
“I just saw it”
“They didn't take it seriously at all and kept it hidden as if it were nonsense.”
In Chinese bureaucratic context, using words like '扣下' often points to inter-departmental friction, negligence, or unauthorized censorship of crucial information.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to treat as; to regard as
Used when perceiving or treating someone or something in a specific light, often erroneously.
detained; intercepted; withheld
Commonly used when an authority, office, or individual physically keeps back mail, documents, or goods.
Signals the completed action and resultant state of being withheld.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I was just kidding.”
“I was just kidding.”
“Are you joking,”
“Why are you making this kind of joke?”
“Still joking at a time like this?”
“It was just a joke.”