别以为我不知道 你早被他们收买了
“You were bought off a long time ago.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是吗
“Are we?”
别以为我不知道 你早被他们 收买 了
“You were bought off a long time ago.”
“And all this stuff, too. What are they for? Trying to buy me off?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Confronting someone with direct accusations of bribery destroys mutual face ('mianzi') and marks a complete breakdown of the relationship.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't think I don't know
Used to call someone out, revealing that their secret wrongdoing is actually already known.
to buy off / bribe
Can refer literally to financial bribes or figuratively to winning over someone's favor through gifts.
Marks the completed state of being compromised or bought off.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't think I don't understand women.”
“Don't think I don't know. The night Chief Judge Xu retired,”
“Do not think I did not notice. You even practiced in secret afterward.”
“We know even if you didn't say anything.”
“Don't think I don't know what's in that little flask of yours.”
“Don't think I don't know. You're with them.”
“Don't think I don't know! If it weren't for you,”
“Don't think I don't know. You've been looking forward to going for a long time.”
“Don't think I don't know. They all said they've never seen you”
“Don't think I don't know that you always put cake in the fridge.”
“Let me tell you, don't think I don't see through you.”