说明你抄了一条近路
“shows you took a shortcut.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The moss on your hem and shoes”
说明你抄了一条近路
“shows you took a shortcut.”
“A shortcut that draws all eyes.”
“I see right through the risky shortcut you took to advance yourself.”
Taking a shortcut often carries a dual nuance in Chinese discourse, implying both clever resourcefulness and potential opportunism that invites public scrutiny.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
indicates / shows that
Commonly used in deductive reasoning to introduce a conclusion drawn from concrete evidence.
take a shortcut
Can refer literally to taking a shorter path, or metaphorically to taking opportunistic methods to reach a goal.