若是被生长的竹笋缓缓穿破而亡
“If he died from being slowly pierced by a growing shoot,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
何必如此大费周章呢
“Why go to such elaborate lengths?”
若是被生长的竹笋缓缓穿破而亡
“If he died from being slowly pierced by a growing shoot,”
那便可以证明
“it proves he was either already dead or on the verge of death”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using rapid-growing bamboo as a slow, agonizing execution method is a recurring motif in East Asian forensic mysteries and historical lore.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to go through great trouble; to take elaborate pains
Seen in the context, this idiom describes undertaking an unnecessary amount of complicated effort.
slowly; gradually
A literary adverb used instead of 慢慢 to describe gentle, steady, or slow motion.
