不过是些故弄玄虚的伎俩罢了
“They're nothing but tricks dressed up in mystery.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“have popped up throughout history.”
不过是些故弄玄虚的伎俩罢了
“They're nothing but tricks dressed up in mystery.”
还有那些虫子
“And those insects”
“Do not let yourself be spooked; someone is deliberately trying to frighten us.”
In Chinese detective narratives, brilliant investigators often act as rationalists who dismantle popular superstitious fears using logic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
deliberately make something mysterious; mystify intentionally
A common four-character idiom used to criticize people who make simple things seem complicated or spooky.
merely... and nothing more
A framing structure used to downplay, dismiss, or belittle the significance of something.
Reinforces the minimization, signaling 'nothing more than' or 'that is all there is to it'.
