不仅运货的人遮遮掩掩 整艘船都甚是可疑
“Not only were the freighters acting sneaky, but the whole ship was also fishy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Is there really something wrong with their ship? Yes, absolutely.”
不仅运货的人 遮遮掩掩 整艘船都甚是 可疑
“Not only were the freighters acting sneaky, but the whole ship was also fishy.”
“At first glance, it might look like an ordinary merchant ship,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The idiom '遮遮掩掩' reflects the traditional mindset that honest people act openly ('光明正大'), so evasion is automatic proof of guilt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not only
A formal correlative conjunction typically paired with further parallel observations.
secretive; evasive; acting furtively
An AABB reduplication describing someone visibly trying to conceal actions or objects.
extremely; exceedingly
A classical and literary synonym for '非常' or '十分', frequently heard in historical dramas.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Someone brought something not allowed on the yacht last time.”
“Doesn't maritime control handle that? They do.”
“I heard there are bandits on the ship. It's dangerous, so they've locked the ship down.”
“Search the entire vessel. Yes, sir. By the way, what's the situation now?”
“Did some people follow the delivery truck?”
“were escorting a shipment together.”