港岛很多地下古董 都会经过他的手
“and a lot of black-market antiques there go through him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他是港岛的 一个古董贩子
“He's an antique dealer in Gangdao,”
港岛很多地下古董 都会 经过他的手
“and a lot of black-market antiques there go through him.”
古董花瓶
“An antique vase?”
“He controls this entire black market, so finding him is our biggest breakthrough.”
In Chinese trade and informal economies, brokers whose 'hands' touch the goods often wield enormous behind-the-scenes influence and network power.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
underground; illegal; black-market
Use this modifier to describe clandestine, illicit operations, trades, or organizations.
to pass through his hands; to be handled by him
A common colloquial idiom used to indicate that someone has direct control, involvement, or oversight over transactions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now that you're in Gangdao, you're on my turf.”
“Take care of yourself when you reach Kong Island.”
“Then we can check who has connections with people in Gangdao.”
“Stories like this happen every day in Gangdao.”
“and can live well in Gangdao,”
“He has gone to Gangdao. He just left this morning.”