并案不是小事
“Merging cases is no small matter.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是发生在二十多年前的事了
“this happened over 20 years ago.”
并案 不是小事
“Merging cases is no small matter.”
你让我再想想吧
“Let me think about it.”
“Do not rush me into combining these cases; the stakes and accountability are far too high.”
In bureaucratic and judicial settings, decisions with high stakes demand deliberate hesitation to avoid liability and administrative errors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to combine or merge criminal cases for joint investigation
A specialized legal and policing term used when multiple crimes appear to share the same perpetrator or pattern.
is no small matter / is a serious issue
Used frequently in spoken Chinese to stress the gravity, risk, or weight of an upcoming decision.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and this isn't the first or second case.”
“are in fact part of the same case.”
“even has a criminal record.”
“That means that's two separate crimes you've gotten fucking nowhere with.”
“You must have handled many major cases with him.”
“The case itself is deeply tangled.”