这是目击者说的 她看到枪手逃离现场时开的车吗？
“Is this the car the witness said she saw the shooter get out of?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
简单回答是或不是就行
“Simple yes or no.”
这是 目击者 说的 她 看到 枪手 逃离现场 时开 的 车 吗 ？
“Is this the car the witness said she saw the shooter get out of?”
是的 但她已经不是证人了
“Yes, but she's not a witness anymore.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In legal and police investigative contexts, speakers prioritize clarity and exact details over the typical indirectness seen in social Chinese communication.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
eyewitness
A formal and accurate term frequently used in news, crime investigations, and legal settings.
to flee the scene
A standard collocation in law enforcement and reporting describing suspects running away from a crime.
Transforms the statement into a direct yes-no question seeking factual verification.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She saw the robbers leave. It was either three or four of them.”
“So, you suspect someone fired at the car?”
“[officer 2] Yes, sir. I suspect it's a gunshot.”
“"Have I fired a gun?" Have you fired a gun?”
“What do you think? Have you fired a gun?”
“The evidence is irrefutable. You'd better come clean about where this gun came from”