更不用说她会想尽一切办法出狱
“Not to mention her desperation to get out of jail.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
因为她的背景 柯丝蒂不是最佳的证人？
“that Kirsty wasn't the best witness because of her background?”
更不用说 她 会 想尽一切办法 出狱
“Not to mention her desperation to get out of jail.”
“- A jury sees through that. - You'd have stonewalled her?”
“She is completely untrustworthy because she has an obvious selfish motive.”
In both Chinese debate and formal discourse, exposing an opponent's self-interest (such as ulterior personal motives) is a primary method to dismantle their credibility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let alone; not to mention
Use this connective phrase to add a decisive, self-evident piece of supporting evidence to an existing claim.
to try every possible means; do everything in one's power
A common four-character phrase used to describe intense, exhaustive effort toward a specific goal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“♪ Even if you're drawn to the daffodils ♪ I heard she went south after she got out of prison.”
“[Carl] In a few weeks, she'll be fresh out of prison, missing an eye,”
“I can't just throw her out too, can I?”
“I figured you'd be getting out these days.”
“She could've gotten you another way.”
“I thought about how to escape every single day.”