被告律师 注意措辞
“Defendant's counsel, watch your wording.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
合着羊毛出在羊身上
“So in the end, it all came out of Dad's money.”
被告律师 注意措辞
“Defendant's counsel, watch your wording.”
你们一分钱没出
“You didn't contribute a single cent,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Judges hold absolute authority over courtroom decorum in Chinese proceedings and will promptly curb colloquialisms or provocative rhetoric.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
watch your phrasing; mind your words
A standard, formal command used by authorities or in debates when speech becomes overly colloquial, offensive, or improper.
defense lawyer / attorney
Formal legal title used to address the legal representative of the accused in a courtroom.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Do attorneys like you all speak in such an obscure way?”
“Spend your time finding a good lawyer.”
“Do lawyers like taking pens with you?”
“A lawyer's letter will find you.”
“(He'd just say judges and lawyers need to keep their distance.)”
“It must be tough being attorneys like you. You shouldn't keep running back and forth.”