应该是莫云高底下的人干的
“Mo Yungao's men did it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
准确地说
“To be precise,”
应该是 莫云高 底下的人干的
“Mo Yungao's men did it.”
来之前 我们调查过莫云高在北廉的情况
“Before we set out, we investigated Mo Yungao's situation in Beilian.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social and political hierarchies, actions are often evaluated through factional ties, attributing misconduct directly to a patron's underlings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it should be / most likely is
Used to make a probabilistic judgment based on existing clues without stating absolute certainty.
subordinates / underlings
Spoken expression for people working under a specific leader or boss.
done by (someone)
Colloquial structure identifying the perpetrator or actor responsible for a specific deed.
Functions within the cleft-like structure to emphasize the agent responsible for the action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's kind of Mo Yungao's henchman.”
“What's your relationship with Mo Yungao?”
“What on earth does Mo Yungao want to do?”
“He may be able to help us track him down”
“So Mo Yungao will keep stirring up trouble?”
“He should know about Mo Yungao.”