既然你会读案件卷宗
“Since you can actually read a file,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
听着
“[Carl] Look.”
既然 你会读 案件 卷宗
“Since you can actually read a file,”
“and clearly a fuck sight better than you mop the floor,”
“Since you fancy yourself a detective reading case files...”
Using '既然' to highlight an overstep or unexpected skill often sets up an ironic rebuke regarding whether the person is fulfilling their basic assigned duties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since / given that
A subordinating conjunction used to introduce an acknowledged premise before stating a conclusion or deduction.
case dossier / police case files
A specialized legal and law enforcement noun referring to formal investigation records.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Zhu, I know you've wanted to solve this case for years.”
“I can tell Zhao Jie to hand this case over to you tomorrow. What do you think?”
“you can understand them”