我承认 人是我埋的 但不是我杀的
“I admit, I buried the body. But I didn't kill him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我承认 人是我埋的 但 不是我杀的
“I admit, I buried the body. But I didn't kill him.”
我接到那通电话 赶过去的时候 他就已经死了
“When I got that call and rushed over, he was already dead.”
“Punish me for burying the body if you must, but do not pin the murder charge on me.”
In the Chinese legal context, admitting lesser facts frankly is perceived as a strategy to establish credibility and plead for leniency regarding major capital offenses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I admit / I confess
Used to concede a fact or take responsibility before offering a qualification or defense.
the person was buried by me
Emphatic '是...的' construction highlighting the agent responsible for the completed action.
Emphasizes the agent of the action in the 'shi...de' cleft construction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I admit I had selfish motives at the time.”
“I'll admit that I killed him first.”
“I admit I had my own motives.”
“and I admit that I have feelings for you.”
“I admit, I was slapped in the face.”
“I admit I misjudged him this time.”