我是让你查明真相
“I did allow you to investigate the case.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
王爷
“Your Highness,”
我是让你 查明真相
“I did allow you to investigate the case.”
“Even so, you can't just do this to Master's body!”
“I told you to investigate, not to overstep or desecrate the body.”
Even when carrying out an official investigation under higher orders, causing physical harm to an elder or master's remains crosses deeply ingrained cultural taboos regarding filial respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
uncover the truth / ascertain the facts
A standard fixed collocation used in legal, investigative, and dramatic contexts when resolving a mystery.
what I told you to do was...
Used to emphasize the original order and implicitly criticize the subordinate for straying from instructions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your Highness, I asked you to uncover the truth,”
“I must thoroughly investigate this matter and uncover the truth.”
“here to investigate and uncover the truth.”
“Right now, we don't have the manpower”