虽然通过行贿打通必要关节
“Although I bribe to clear the necessary channels,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
孟先生 我挣的是刀尖舔血的钱
“Mr. Meng. I make a living on the edge.”
虽然通过 行贿 打通 必要关节
“Although I bribe to clear the necessary channels,”
但偷运只能在深夜进行 意外和危险随时会发生
“the smuggling can only be done late at night. Accidents and danger can happen at any time.”
“Paying off officials does not make this safe; I still bear mortal danger.”
Historically in underground commerce, 'clearing joints/knots' (da tong guan jie) denoted utilizing financial gifts or network favors to bypass official checkpoints.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
bribe one's way through; smooth over key connections
An idiomatic phrase referring to bribing officials or gatekeepers to remove administrative obstacles.
through bribery
Direct description of illicit financial payouts to clear obstacles.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You must have bribed the officials and used dirty tricks.”
“but he also accepted bribes from grain merchants,”
“at the Japanese Army headquarters to clear the way,”