苏格兰议院指控我们 让太多罪犯逃脱了法网
“Holyrood is accusing us of letting too much slip through the net.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
凶杀率上升了
“[man] Homicide rates are up.”
苏格兰议院指控我们 让 太多 罪犯 逃脱 了 法网
“Holyrood is accusing us of letting too much slip through the net.”
那我猜我们应该 更努力一点破案 我这就去办
“I suppose we should work a little harder at solving crimes. I'll get right on that.”
“Politicians are breathing down our necks, so we have to fix our clearance rates immediately.”
When superiors cite external political or public oversight, it serves as an authoritative mandate that subordinates cannot dismiss or push back against.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to escape the net of justice; to evade the law
A formal, idiomatic expression frequently used in legal, police, and news contexts.
to accuse; to allege
A formal verb used in institutional, legal, or political accusations.
Indicates a completed state or change in situation, underlining the fact that criminals have already slipped away.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“their crimes should be judged by the law.”
“And no one ever truly gets away with a crime.”
“but the rest of the punishment cannot be avoided.”
“without consulting Commandery Prince An?”
“a jury sees someone who wants to get out of prison.”
“put countless, uh, criminals behind bars.”