在租界你对付日本人那一套
“Your way of dealing with the Japanese in the concession,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在租界你对付日本人 那一套
“Your way of dealing with the Japanese in the concession,”
应付 敷衍
“coping and stalling,”
“Don't try to play your usual slick, evasive games with me.”
During the Republican era, foreign concessions in cities like Shanghai were complex political enclaves where locals often had to rely on duplicity, stalling, and smooth-talking to survive competing powers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to deal with, cope with, or handle (often with a negative or makeshift nuance)
Used when dealing with difficult people, enemies, or just getting by perfunctorily.
that old routine, those tricks, that same old act
Placed at the end of a noun phrase to express disdain or impatience toward someone's habitual tactics or clichés.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“are running amok in the concession.”
“recently in the concession, the streets are full of homeless refugees.”
“You've been in the concession for a long time. Help me ask around”
“Wait, why are you in the concession? I'm smart.”
“he will handle all of it. As long as the goods reach the concession,”
“What are you doing in the concession?”