咱这是以行乐之名探案
“We're investigating under the guise of seeking pleasure,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还不允许咱们逛教坊了
“but surely we're still allowed to stroll through the Music Office.”
咱 这是 以行乐之名 探案
“We're investigating under the guise of seeking pleasure,”
“which could even be called risking ourselves for what's right.”
“Hey, we're not slacking off to party—this is totally legitimate undercover detective work!”
Chinese culture places heavy emphasis on having a legitimate, moral-sounding justification for one's actions; speakers often subvert this for comedy by framing indulgent behavior as noble duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the name of seeking pleasure; under the guise of having fun
Follows the versatile semi-formal pattern '以...之名' (in the name of...), which can be used seriously or jokingly to state a pretext.
to investigate a case
Commonly used in detective fiction, crime dramas, and historical mysteries.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Deduction? It's okay if people know about it.”
“Is he here to solve the case or just take a stroll?”
“Police business. Please open this up. I'm sorry.”
“-See... -Fine, that's me, OK?”
“Then fucking do it, or I will give it to someone else.”
“We're investigating a case. Be serious.”