是这样 在租界呀
“Here's the thing, in the Concession,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我能保证啊
“I can guarantee it.”
是这样 在租界呀
“Here's the thing, in the Concession,”
抗日活动是不能公开的
“anti-Japanese activities cannot be public.”
“Don't make promises so easily; the reality in the concession is far more restrictive than you think.”
Refers to the foreign concessions in early 20th-century China (like Shanghai), where complex colonial jurisdictions created delicate safe havens and dangerous legal grey zones for revolutionaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
here is the situation / the thing is
A common conversational transition used to set up an explanation or gently correct someone's premise.
in the foreign concession
A historical term referring to foreign-controlled territories in pre-1949 Chinese treaty ports.
Softens the introductory premise and invites the listener's focus on the upcoming explanation.
