定是你把他卖了
“You must have sold him out”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
林相又怎会知道呢
“how would Prime Minister Lin have known?”
定是 你 把 他 卖了
“You must have sold him out”
以此巴结林相
“to curry favor with Prime Minister Lin.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Selling out comrades to ingratiate oneself with powerful ministers is a classic trope in historical court power struggles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
must be; definitely is
Used to declare a firm, confident inference or accusation.
sold him out; betrayed him
A common colloquial idiom meaning to betray an ally for personal profit or safety.
Marks completion of the action of betrayal, emphasizing an irreversible outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I think he must have been on the take.”
“Why don't you just sell yourself to him?”
“who you can sell to then!”
“I hate to sell it, but what can I do?”
“don't seem to want to sell it.”
“Ideally, until he's completely broke!”