让鸽组 带他们去京城溜溜 省得碍手碍脚
“[Capital Prefecture] Have the Dove Unit take them for a tour around the capital, so they can't get in our way.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“[Capital Prefecture] I misled those spies to the Maquis of Zhongyong's mansion.”
让鸽组 带他们去京城溜溜 省得 碍手碍脚
“[Capital Prefecture] Have the Dove Unit take them for a tour around the capital, so they can't get in our way.”
是 殿下 九先生 下官小有所得
“Got it. Your Highness, Master Wan, I have a small finding now.”
“Lead those watchdogs in circles around the city so they don't bother us while we do real work.”
In historical power conflicts, rather than open confrontation, factions frequently used diversionary tactics to mislead and waste rivals' surveillance resources.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to stroll around; to take someone for a walk/runaround
Colloquial idiom meaning either to casually walk or sarcastically lead someone in circles to wear them out.
so as to avoid; lest
Used before a clause to describe an undesirable situation that is prevented by the preceding action.
to be in the way; to be a nuisance
Common vivid idiom used to complain about people or objects hindering one's movements or plans.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Stand him up. Please.”
“She stood us up at the last minute.”
“Look, those pigeons aren't afraid of people at all.”
“Yet you actually stood them up!”
“He has clearly bailed on us, as the situation has spoken for itself.”
“If you stand them up, I'll lose face.”