但怎么说杀人也是违法呀
“But murder is illegal, no matter what.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这傻孩子也挺可怜的
“Xie Wenle had it tough.”
但 怎么说 杀人 也是 违法呀
“But murder is illegal, no matter what.”
这事闹的
“What a mess.”
“Pity aside, murder crosses the line and the law can't be ignored.”
The common psychological tension between 'the law shows no mercy' ('fa bu rong qing') and 'human empathy' ('ren qing shi gu') in Chinese culture: one may emotionally understand or sympathize, but legal boundaries cannot be breached.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no matter how one looks at it, a certain baseline fact still holds
A common colloquial transitional pattern used after conceding or showing empathy to reaffirm an undeniable bottom line or objective fact.
this matter has turned into an awkward mess, causing helplessness or regret
A common colloquial exclamation used to express a sigh of helplessness over a messy dilemma or unfortunate outcome.
Softens the bluntness of a counterargument, carrying a tone of reminding the listener of common sense or voicing a helpless sigh.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's also a crime to assist in a murder.”
“Too bad that's against the law.”
“K-Killing is against the law.”
“but does that make murder okay?”