他身上携带着一份重要的文件
“he was carrying an important document.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Right when General Osumi had the accident,”
他身上携带着一份重要的文件
“he was carrying an important document.”
“It was a "Record of the Imperial Conference."”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Formal narrative descriptors like '携带着' are characteristic of Chinese historical espionage dramas (谍战剧), setting an urgent, suspenseful tone.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
carrying on one's person
A somewhat formal structure used in investigative, military, or legal reporting to specify what a person was physically bearing.
important document
A standard collocation for sensitive or confidential paperwork.