林家只不过是拐弯抹角 使了些小手段
“The Lin family merely played some petty tricks.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“to win the ink selection. Mr. Zhang.”
林家 只不过 是 拐弯抹角 使了些小手段
“The Lin family merely played some petty tricks.”
御用监的齐司吏 却在圣上和公主面前侍奉多年
“Clerk Qi of the Directorate of Imperial Household has served His Majesty and the Princess for years.”
“Do not be intimidated by them; their cheap tricks cannot stand up against real power.”
Traditional Chinese business ethics draw a sharp contrast between grand strategy (堂堂正正) and petty, underhanded tricks (小手段), dismissing the latter as unsustainable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
beating around the bush; devious and indirect
Often used negatively to criticize indirect behavior or underhanded scheming.
resorted to some petty tricks
Used to disparage someone's methods as beneath dignity or insignificant.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“No one in the Lin family backs out on a deal.”
“our clan didn't fail him.”
“that as long as we stay here, we will not go short of food.”
“It was County Mayor Lin who firmly disagreed and saved us.”
“I guess you've explored the entire residence.”
“Mr. Lin. Lin, be careful and stay in contact.”