若是知道家里藏着一个死人
“If we knew a dead body was hidden here,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是啊大人
“She's right, sir.”
若是 知道 家里藏着一个死人
“If we knew a dead body was hidden here,”
“my sister and I would've never dared to stay.”
“We are innocent victims who were terrified; we had no clue there was a corpse here.”
Ordinary citizens addressing magistrates or imperial officials had to demonstrate extreme deference and vulnerability to prove their lack of criminal intent.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if / in case
A literary or formal equivalent of '如果', frequently heard in historical or period dramas.
hiding / concealed
Used with the aspect particle '着' to indicate an ongoing state of concealment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Where exactly did you hide the body?”
“Where did you find the body?”
“Back there, where the body is, wasn't the primary crime scene.”