你们作为村干部 这么昧着良心过得去吗
“How can you village cadres sleep at night?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'd never know Yuehai had such impoverished families.”
你们作为村干部 这么 昧着良心 过得去吗
“How can you village cadres sleep at night?”
李 李镇长
“M-Ms. Lin,”
“How can you live with yourselves ignoring such poverty while serving as village cadres? You have completely failed your duty.”
Village cadres are administrators of grassroots self-governance organizations in rural China. Higher-level administrative officials (such as town mayors) hold supervisory and accountability oversight over their performance in public welfare and poverty alleviation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
against one's conscience; contrary to moral principles
Commonly used to sternly reproach others for moral decay or unfair conduct; frequently followed by a negative action or a rhetorical question.
can one have a clear conscience; how can one justify this
Used as a rhetorical question to express strong condemnation, conveying that something is completely unacceptable by reason or conscience.
Placed at the end of a rhetorical question to intensify the tone of interrogation and condemnation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“These officials really know how to flatter. They made you sound like a saint.”
“I asked you to attend the meeting at the village committee. Why didn't you go? Why should I?”
“Are you deliberately trying to embarrass Mr. Zheng and Ms. Li?”
“A liar with a conscience is still a liar.”
“- I... - It's personal. - Mr. Zheng... - How can you blame the place?”
“That town mayor is difficult. You got it done so fast. Impressive.”