有点事情要问她
“We have some questions for her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们抓她干什么
“Why are you arresting her?”
有点事情要问她
“We have some questions for her.”
她是我女儿
“She is my daughter.”
“Don't panic and back off; we're just questioning her.”
Chinese speakers often use vague, diminutive phrasing like '有点事情' to mitigate alarm, deflect conflict, and maintain composure during confrontations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have some matters / have some business
A very standard Chinese hedge used to downplay the severity or specificity of an issue.
ask her
In law enforcement contexts, '问' often acts as a polite euphemism for interrogation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you have any questions, you can ask her.”
“Why don't you go ask her?”
“Since she wants to talk,”
“Why do you always ask about her lately?”
“There's something else I need to discuss with you.”
“whenever I finished work.”