我是个遵纪守法的公民 我真没干坏事
“I'm a law-abiding citizen. I haven't done anything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你看我这营业执照 都在墙上挂着呢
“I have my business license right there on the wall.”
我是 个 遵纪守法 的公民 我真 没干坏事
“I'm a law-abiding citizen. I haven't done anything.”
“Then why'd I hear you ran a matchmaking agency”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Invoking the four-character idiom '遵纪守法' is a standard formal self-characterization when facing scrutiny by authorities in China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
law-abiding / strictly observe discipline and law
A common idiom frequently used to emphasize proper conduct and civic obedience.
to do bad things / to commit wrongdoing
Everyday colloquial expression for doing something unlawful or immoral.
