恐怕他们早就蛇鼠一窝 更难撬开口了
“they've probably been working together for a long time. It'll be even harder to get them to spill.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若真是如此
“If that's the case,”
恐怕 他们 早就 蛇鼠一窝 更难撬 开口了
“they've probably been working together for a long time. It'll be even harder to get them to spill.”
不急
“No rush.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese rhetoric frequently pairs despised creatures like snakes and rats to convey profound disgust toward conspirators who breach moral and social duties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
snakes and rats sharing a den; evil people colluding together
A derogatory idiom used to describe a clique of corrupt or villainous individuals acting in conspiracy.
to pry someone's mouth open; to break someone's silence during interrogation
A vivid colloquial metaphor widely used in legal and investigative contexts for compelling a suspect to confess.
Expresses the realization of an established state of collusion and resulting difficulty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But just as I guessed, they have already made their move.”
“They already took my bait”
“They're starting to suspect me.”