而且层层盘剥
“and keeps squeezing people at every turn.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不仅控制种子
“the government controls the seed supply”
而且 层层盘剥
“and keeps squeezing people at every turn.”
“There's no profit in it for the commoners,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Refers historically to the multi-tiered bureaucratic extortion that commoners suffered under corrupt officials and landlords.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
furthermore; moreover
Used to connect clauses to introduce an additional and often escalating point.
extorting layer upon layer; multi-level exploitation
A vivid four-character idiom used when criticizing systemic or bureaucratic corruption and exploitation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I could only sink deeper into the mire of corruption.”
“Fill every floor to the brim.”
“Their influence runs deep and tangled.”
“Irreversible?”
“deteriorated so much.”
“its roots in Chang'an.”