关键是那警察那是什么态度
“The point is that this police officer has a bad attitude.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
道理我明白
“I get that.”
关键是 那警察 那是 什么态度
“The point is that this police officer has a bad attitude.”
“He was just following procedure.”
“I get the rules, but I refuse to be treated with such complete disrespect.”
In Chinese interpersonal interactions, even when procedural rules are acknowledged, poor 'attitude' is often taken as a direct slight on one's dignity and face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the point is / the key issue is
Used to pivot away from concessions and highlight the speaker's core grievance or main argument.
what kind of attitude (is that)?
A very common rhetorical question expressing strong displeasure at someone's lack of respect or poor manners.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Wang, wait a moment. Officer.”
“that knew a lot about a lot of police personnel?”
“You may have noticed that talk of the Lingards and the Jennings is a sore subject for the constable.”
“What do you want to investigate, officers?”