就证明他已经留了后手了
“The very fact he said it proves he has a contingency plan in place.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他既然敢说出口
“The very fact he said it proves he has a contingency plan in place.”
就证明他已经 留了后手 了
“The very fact he said it proves he has a contingency plan in place.”
哪怕现在我们叫人去查
“Even if we sent men to investigate now,”
“Do not underestimate him; he is one step ahead of us.”
In Chinese strategic thinking, a wise person never exhausts all their cards at once, always leaving a hidden contingency to ensure survival or advantage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to prepare a backup plan; to keep a way out
A common idiom used when someone prudently reserves resources or alternative tactics in case things go wrong.
Emphasizes the completed state and current reality of the opponent having secured a backup plan.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you're smart, you'd leave yourself an escape route now.”
“He should have come forward to testify”
“I should've anticipated his next move.”
“He's probably prepared a way out.”
“left himself a way out long ago.”
“I really need a backup plan.”
“It appears to give you a way out,”