我若早知道 他作奸犯科的事情
“If I had known about his crimes,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你想啊
“Think about it.”
我若 早知道 他 作奸犯科 的事情
“If I had known about his crimes,”
“why would I have followed him until today?”
“I was kept completely in the dark, so you cannot hold me accountable for what he did.”
In Chinese legal tradition, close associates are frequently presumed guilty, making vigorous self-exoneration essential when a colleague falls.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to commit crimes and violate laws
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) typically used in serious accusations or legal contexts.
had I known earlier
Used to frame counterfactual reasoning in arguments to prove innocence or regret.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If I'd known, I'd have told her.”
“You two already knew that Wang Ruohai had gone to Shanlifang, didn't you?”
“If you had known.”
“If he knew everything, why wouldn't he take action?”
“You were bought off a long time ago.”
“You found out? I found out long ago!”