不过只是替罪羊罢了
“She's just a scapegoat.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不过 只是 替罪羊 罢了
“She's just a scapegoat.”
你说呢 冯总监
“What do you say, Mr. Feng?”
“You know you are framing an innocent person to cover yourself, don't you?”
Instead of accusing the boss outright, the speaker pointedly describes the injustice to force the superior into an uncomfortable defensive posture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
scapegoat
A standard loanword translation used frequently to describe an innocent person taking the fall for others.
nothing more than... / merely...
A common framing pattern used to downplay status or expose an underlying harsh reality.
Softens the assertion formally while expressing the idea of 'nothing more than' or 'that is all'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But in fact, you were just looking for a scapegoat.”
“and make her the scapegoat.”
“I won't let Prince Cheng easily get away”
“so you want to pin the blame on me?”
“and ended up taking the blame for us.”
“do I have to pay for his sins?”