时局暗流涌动
“There's an undercurrent in the current situation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Then why are you putting on this show of treason, Elder Zheng?”
时局 暗流涌动
“There's an undercurrent in the current situation.”
郑家
“I'm afraid the Zheng family”
“Treachery is everywhere right now, so we had to make our move before others did.”
In Chinese dynastic history, actors frequently justified rebellion or power grabs by citing turbulent circumstances and pre-emptive self-defense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the current political situation
A formal noun used in macro-level discussions of politics, war, or governance.
surging with hidden undercurrents
A high-level literary idiom describing subtle, concealed conflicts or crises brewing beneath the surface.