你怀疑他是支锅
“You think he's a pot-setter?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我发现那上面有他自己写的批注
“and I noticed he'd written notes in the margins.”
你怀疑 他是 支锅
“You think he's a pot-setter?”
如果再大胆一点呢
“What if we push that idea a little further?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
'Zhigou' (literally 'setting up the pot') is an argot term from antique-fraud or tomb-robbing circles meaning the primary organizer or financier who sets up an illegal game or operation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to suspect / to doubt
A common verb used in investigative or speculative discussions to express suspicion about an identity or event.
mastermind / ringleader (slang, originally from tomb-raiding jargon)
Specialized criminal underworld slang designating the person who finances or organizes an illicit operation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You want to make him your scapegoat.”
“Are you suggesting”
“He must be kept in the dark.”
“He probably guessed it.”
“Seems like someone's behind this.”
“I think maybe after he won that 150,000 at cards,”