你作何解释啊
“How do you explain that?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还想毁尸灭迹
“and even tried to destroy the evidence!”
你 作何解释 啊
“How do you explain that?”
“I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!”
“You are caught red-handed; let's hear what pathetic excuse you have.”
In dynastic China, the emperor held supreme judicial power, and a direct interrogation carried the weight of life and death, requiring absolute submissiveness from subjects.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how do you account for this; what is your explanation
A formal, somewhat bookish rhetorical interrogative often used in serious confrontations or legal/imperial interrogations.
Lengthens the question, adding an imposing, lingering pressure that forces the listener to respond.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“how do you explain this?”
“all this?”
“How do you explain this?”
“So how do you explain that?”
“Is this your only explanation?”