一看就不是什么好东西
“look very suspicious.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那都是装在棒棒冰里头
“The ones packed in tube popsicles”
一看就不是什么好东西
“look very suspicious.”
假余素素给朱强
“What drug did the fake Yu Susu”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using 'not any good thing' reflects a colloquial Chinese convention of dismissing suspected criminal contraband or untrustworthy people through direct moral skepticism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
obviously not / clearly not at first glance
Used to make an immediate, confident judgment based on outward appearance.
anything good / something suspicious or illicit
A colloquial idiom often used pejoratively to imply that a person, object, or substance is dodgy or malicious.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You can tell at a glance she's no good.”
“he's obviously not a good person.”
“he can't be a good person.”
“he was no good.”