如果我们不追根究底
“(Dan, Young Li, Old Li) (if we don't get)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
作为法官
“(As a judge,)”
如果 我们 不 追根究底
“(Dan, Young Li, Old Li) (if we don't get)”
层层透析
“(to the bottom of things)”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese legal culture, judicial officers emphasize thorough fact-finding and uncovering the absolute truth rather than relying purely on adversarial procedural technicalities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to get to the bottom of something; to probe into the root cause
A formal four-character idiom used when emphasizing exhaustive investigation or in-depth inquiry.