被你们封锁得密不通风
“has been sealed tight by you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这几年岛上
“For years, this island”
被 你们封锁 得 密不通风
“has been sealed tight by you.”
“Where would a big-nosed American come from?”
“Given how paranoid your blockade is, your suspicion that an American is hiding here makes no sense.”
Praising the opposing side's ironclad control is a classic rhetorical tactic in Chinese interrogations to point out logical fallacies in their accusations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
airtight; completely sealed off
An idiom used to describe physical blockades, heavy security, or closely guarded secrets.
Structural particle connecting the verb 'blockade' to its extreme degree complement.