你非得对这小案子感兴趣
“But you're only interested in a minor case.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这东山矿场才是真正的大案子
“The case of Dongshan Mine is the real deal.”
你 非得 对 这小案子 感兴趣
“But you're only interested in a minor case.”
我父母一开始也是失踪
“My parents also went missing.”
“Why are you wasting your time on small matters when there is a much bigger case to solve?”
In Chinese law enforcement contexts, solving high-profile 'major cases' yields career recognition, making colleagues question pursuing unpromising petty matters.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
insist on; stubbornly determined to
Used before a verb to express disapproval or bewilderment at someone's obstinate choice.
to be interested in...
A standard construction to express curiosity or interest toward an object or topic.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why are you still obsessed with it?”
“Why are you so excited? Why are you so interested in our case?”
“do we really need to push this case this far?”