他们越紧张 说明他们越有问题
“The more nervous they are, the more suspicious they are.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
八成是泥螺村的村民 有人给他们通风报信了
“It must be the villagers from Conch village. Some of the villagers must have tipped them off.”
他们 越紧张 说明他们 越有问题
“The more nervous they are, the more suspicious they are.”
你可守住了挖掘现场 一定要有个结果
“You must keep an eye on the site. We have to find something there.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese investigative reasoning often views excessive nervous agitation as a direct giveaway of guilt (a guilty conscience).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the more..., the more it shows that...
A very useful analytical pattern for drawing strong inferences from observed behavior.
to be shady; to be guilty; to have something to hide
A common colloquial euphemism referring to illicit activity, guilt, or hidden wrongdoing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What do you think they are so nervous about?”
“The more you scold, the tenser he gets.”
“Why are you all so nervous?”
“Why do you look even more nervous than I am?”
“I panicked.”
“I'm a bit nervous. Don't be nervous.”