你不带他们上公堂对质吗
“Aren't you taking them to court for confrontation?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
把他们放了吧
“Let them go.”
你不带他们上公堂 对质 吗
“Aren't you taking them to court for confrontation?”
你方才也问出来了
“You just got it out of them yourself.”
“Why are you letting these crucial witnesses go instead of holding an official trial?”
In traditional Chinese jurisprudence, face-to-face confrontation before a judge was the standard investigative method to break false testimonies and establish truth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to appear in court
A traditional legal term referring to presenting suspects, plaintiffs, or witnesses before an official magistrate's tribunal.
to confront; cross-examine face-to-face
Used in both formal legal contexts and everyday disputes to describe bringing opposing parties together to verify facts.
Marks a direct yes-no question with an underlying tone of doubt or surprise regarding the listener's unusual choice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why don't you go to court on behalf of me?”
“They want evidence, so I'll find it for them.”
“only the head of the household can appear in court.”
“What if someone refuses to obey?”
“Bring the plaintiffs and the defendants to the court.”
“you weren't thrown out of court, were you?”