就把他放在墨坊里 牢牢地看着他
“to put him in the ink workshop, keeping a close eye on him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不若
“It's better”
就把他放在墨坊里 牢牢地看着 他
“to put him in the ink workshop, keeping a close eye on him.”
“Let him start as a low-level ink-maker,”
“Keep our enemy close so he cannot pull any tricks behind our backs.”
In hierarchical guild or family businesses, untrustworthy individuals were often assigned to foundational, labor-intensive tasks under constant watch rather than outright dismissed, preventing leaked secrets.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
keep a tight watch on; monitor strictly
A vivid combination indicating relentless, close supervision over someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I will follow the workshop's rules and punish them severely.”
“Even selling the entire ink workshop wouldn't be enough to cover the damages.”
“I have other things to do at the ink workshop. I will get back to work.”
“No one in the entire ink workshop can compare to me. Of course I know.”
“No matter what, Benchang should be the ink workshop's acting manager”
“I thought you just wanted to take over the ink workshop.”