所以他才想方设法地 来封住我们的嘴 不然
“That's why he's been doing everything he can to silence us. Otherwise,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们李家之所以被污蔑 就是因为知道了他的秘密
“The reason our family was framed was that we uncovered his secret.”
所以他才 想方设法 地 来封住我们的嘴 不然
“That's why he's been doing everything he can to silence us. Otherwise,”
“how could those Japanese coins have suddenly appeared in our household?”
“He framed us because he is terrified we will expose his crimes.”
In Chinese legal lore and drama, corrupt actors routinely plant illicit goods—such as foreign contraband or forbidden currency—to destroy whistleblowers under imperial law.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to try every means possible; to do everything one can
A common idiom used to emphasize deliberate, exhaustive efforts to accomplish an objective, often with negative undertones in conflict contexts.
to silence us; to gag us
A vivid colloquial idiom referring to stopping someone from speaking through threats, bribery, or framing.
