他能骗得过警察吗
“Can he fool the police?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Can you do that? You always thought Cheng Ken was a fool.”
他 能 骗得过 警察 吗
“Can he fool the police?”
“Then this is the only bet I can make. What if you lose the bet?”
“You're delusional if you think he's smart enough to fool the cops.”
Using '能...吗' serves pragmatically as an expression of strong doubt or mockery, implying that the subject is incapable of succeeding.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
able to deceive / pull one over on
A potential complement construction denoting the capability to successfully deceive someone.
Forms a rhetorical question highlighting deep doubt rather than asking for neutral information.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He even dared to lie to the police.”
“Can you guarantee the police will never catch you?”
“This will distract them and lead them on a wild goose chase”
“I can't deceive myself.”
“They won't believe you.”
“It must be true. Even the police came.”