这条线他们算是断了 你暂时可以放心
“This lead is now dead for them. You can be at ease for now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但已被我送出城外
“I've sent him out of the city.”
这条线他们 算是断了 你暂时可以 放心
“This lead is now dead for them. You can be at ease for now.”
“Are we just going to watch them tread on us?”
“We dodged a bullet for now, so stay calm and do not do anything reckless.”
In Chinese intrigue and operational settings, safety is rarely treated as absolute; speakers habitually emphasize provisional safety to avoid overconfidence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this investigative lead or network of connections
Commonly used in crime, espionage, or investigative contexts to refer to a trail or line of contact.
can be considered as; practically
Use when qualifying an assessment that is mostly true, though perhaps not completely absolute.
can rest assured for the time being
A pragmatic phrase used to offer provisional comfort while reminding others to remain watchful.
Marks a change of state, indicating that the lead has now successfully been severed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We lost contact thereafter.”
“here and there. I meant to have the item fixed before bringing it back to you.”
“The signal abroad was also bad. I felt like I've lost contact with all of you.”
“Do you think we'll lose contact again in the future?”
“Don't break the middle”
“this line of clues can basically be connected.”