果然 留有后手
“As expected, they had another plan in reserve.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
田家 金章宗香璧副墨子
“The Tian family presents the Jin Zhangzong Round Scented Ink.”
果然 留有后手
“As expected, they had another plan in reserve.”
请试墨师试墨
“Examiners, please test the ink.”
“I knew you wouldn't play all your cards at once; you really planned ahead.”
Rooted in Chinese strategic philosophy and chess concepts, keeping a hidden reserve move is admired as a hallmark of foresight and survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to keep a trick or move in reserve; to have a backup plan
Commonly used in competitive or strategic contexts when someone deliberately holds back a contingency countermeasure.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll be right behind you to ensure you have a fallback plan.”
“If you're smart, you'd leave yourself an escape route now.”
“He must have had a backup plan.”
“left himself a way out long ago.”
“I'll be right behind you to ensure you have a fallback plan.”
“one must always keep a backup plan.”