所以不是在河里淹死的
“The inside of his mouth is cleaner than the outside, so he didn't drown in the river.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The inside of his mouth is cleaner than the outside,”
所以 不是 在河里淹死 的
“The inside of his mouth is cleaner than the outside, so he didn't drown in the river.”
“His hands were tied behind his back. The back of his neck was bruised.”
“This wasn't an accidental drowning; someone murdered him and dumped the body.”
Chinese police narratives frequently feature rapid forensic deductions introduced by 'suoyi' to heighten dramatic tension.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to drown to death
A resultative complement construction indicating death by drowning.
Functions as part of the 'shi...de' emphatic construction confirming the nature and truth of a past fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Wasn't he supposed to have drowned?”
“If the victim was alive before drowning,”
“It's highly likely that her death was an accidental drowning.”
“What's happening? It's flooded?”
“One drowned.”
“Yet she accidentally fell into the water.”