这个李有田 早就想把大家拉下水
“Li Youtian wanted to drag everyone into this.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是全体村民集资修建的
“was funded by all the villagers.”
这个 李有田 早就 想把大家 拉下水
“Li Youtian wanted to drag everyone into this.”
众口难调啊
“It's hard to meet everyone's expectations.”
“He wants to make everyone an accomplice so he won't go down alone.”
In grassroots politics, corrupt leaders often disperse illicit gains among villagers to tie collective economic interests to their own survival, making investigation culturally and practically difficult.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to drag someone down into the water / to implicate others in a crime
A vivid everyday metaphor meaning to corrupt someone or make them an accomplice in illicit activities.
has long wanted to / had the intention all along
Used to emphasize premeditation and ongoing underlying motives behind someone's recent behavior.
