罪民无话可说
“I have nothing to say.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还不交代
“the truth behind it?”
罪民无话可说
“I have nothing to say.”
你不说
“If you won't speak,”
“Punish me if you must; you will not get another word out of me.”
In traditional Chinese judicial procedures, suspects were obliged to refer to themselves with humble, guilt-acknowledging titles like 'zuimin' before authorities, regardless of actual innocence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have nothing to say
Widely used both in modern and classical Chinese to express having no excuses, being rendered speechless, or refusing to talk.
this convicted subject / I, the humble offender
An archaic self-deprecating pronoun used by commoners accused of crimes when addressing imperial magistrates.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“identifying the other accomplices will be simple.”
“It was you who countenanced such brutal torment.”
“The witness need not answer that question.”
“Wait, there's no such thing as being detained.”
“Conviction is not my job.”
“I can spare you the penalty.”