Dai li was a natural for the job: he was the classic rise from obscurity to great power through cunning, intelligence, and deviousness.
戴笠天生就是干这份工作的料：他是典型的通过狡诈、才智与阴谋而从默默无闻直到掌握巨大权力的。
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Listen to the exact wording, voice inflection, and maybe a hint of deviousness, but these phrases are always a red flag. They reveal the person intends to fail.