不做日本人的传话筒了
“stop being the Japanese's mouthpiece?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
您能不能
“Could you please”
不做日本人的传话筒了
“stop being the Japanese's mouthpiece?”
你知道乡亲们都是怎么
“Do you know how the villagers”
“You are destroying your reputation and betraying our people; stop serving the enemy before it's too late.”
In historical Chinese wartime drama, working as a spokesperson or intermediary for invading Japanese forces brings immense communal shame and labels one a traitor (Hanjian).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mouthpiece / megaphone / relay of another's words
Derogatory metaphor for someone who lacks their own agency and merely repeats orders or propaganda for an oppressor.
Indicates a cessation of an ongoing state, urging the action to stop immediately.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“it's not good to deal with Japs.”
“Most importantly, you won't have to deal directly with the Japanese anymore.”
“The Japanese have been here plenty.”
“...wanting to fight the Japanese.”
“playing tricks with the Japanese.”
“The Japanese are not that simple.”