对很多警员的情况都了如指掌？
“that knew a lot about a lot of police personnel?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
而且他是拿钱的秘密线人
“and that he was a paid, confidential informer”
对很 多 警员的 情况 都 了如指掌 ？
“that knew a lot about a lot of police personnel?”
- 这是谁告诉你的？不是 谁说的？ - 问题到此结束 谢谢
“- Who told you that? No, who told you that? - No more questions. Thank you.”
“Admit it—this person knows way too much about your officers, doesn't he?”
In media or legal confrontations, journalists or investigators use rhetorical questions with vivid idioms like '了如指掌' to put officials on the defensive without directly accusing them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to know something like the back of one's hand
A very common four-character idiom (chengyu) used when someone possesses intimate, detailed mastery or knowledge of a topic or situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your job is not easy at all.”
“The point is that this police officer has a bad attitude.”
“the police already know about this.”
“He's very popular with old cops like Dad.”
“You police officers are under too much stress. Right, right.”
“Uncle and the police made to me after I got back.”
“She knew clearly that the cop was investigating us,”
“how are things with the Special Police Brigade?”
“I've told the police everything.”
“I recognize the cops around here.”
“And we've dealt with plenty of police.”