我就问 如果是以前的安欣 会不会一查到底
“I want to ask if the old An Xin was here, would he find out the truth?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我以前什么样
“What was I like before?”
我就问 如果是 以前 的安欣 会不会 一查到底
“I want to ask if the old An Xin was here, would he find out the truth?”
“Ask the old An Xin. What's the point of asking me now?”
“You used to have principles; are you really going to surrender and let this go now?”
Invoking a person's past self (以前的你) is a standard rhetorical strategy in Chinese culture to prick someone's conscience and challenge moral decline.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
investigate to the very end / get to the bottom of the matter
A strong four-character idiom frequently used in law enforcement and anti-corruption contexts to signify absolute determination.
I just want to ask
Used conversationally to introduce a direct, pointed, or challenging question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm already on An Xin's blacklist. What's there to be afraid of?”
“Ask the old An Xin. What's the point of asking me now?”
“Deputy Director An. How is the investigation of the Procuratorate on An Xin?”
“It's An Xin again.”
“is always after An Xin.”
“Did you hear what I just asked? Ask An Xin to get here.”