所以我装作被欺负
“So I pretended to be bullied,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“with only you as his sole disciple.”
所以 我 装作被欺负
“So I pretended to be bullied,”
“My helplessness was entirely staged just to win your trust.”
Appearing weak or abused to lower an adversary's guard is a classic stratagem rooted in traditional Chinese tactical thinking.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
pretend to be; feign
Used to describe deliberate deceptive behavior or putting on an act.
to be bullied or mistreated
Commonly used in passive constructions to denote being victimized.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you're deliberately being mean to me.”
“She thought I was an easy target.”
“so you pick on me instead.”
“Her being bullied is the same as me being bullied.”
“I'm bullying you.”
“You're putting on the face of a victim, playing along with me.”