无非是为了掩盖更大的犯罪事实
“She confessed to this just to cover up a bigger crime.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她选择交代这些
“She confessed to this just to cover up a bigger crime.”
无非是为了 掩盖 更大的犯罪事实
“She confessed to this just to cover up a bigger crime.”
更大的犯罪事实？ 18年的时间
“A bigger crime… Eighteen years.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A common trope in Chinese crime procedurals where seasoned criminals confess to minor infractions to preempt investigation into severe, decades-old crimes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nothing other than / simply / merely
Use to cut through surface appearances and pinpoint what you believe to be the singular underlying motive.
cover up facts / conceal the truth
A formal collocation widely used in investigative, legal, and news reporting contexts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're hiding the truth for certain purposes.”
“yet for the sake of money, he helped cover up the crimes.”
“the crime would be even worse.”
“to cover up their murders?”
“He's just trying to prove his innocence.”
“to cover up the stains on you,”