可是我已经 反复搜寻了京城的每个角落
“But I've searched every corner of the capital,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他应该一直都住在京城
“He must be living in the capital.”
可是 我已经 反复搜寻了京城的每个角落
“But I've searched every corner of the capital,”
“and found no trace of him.”
“Your theory makes no sense; if he were here, I would have found him by now.”
Addressing a teacher as '夫子' reflects traditional Confucian respect for scholars and elder mentors whose disappearance poses a grave dilemma.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
every corner / everywhere
A figurative collocation used to highlight total, thorough coverage during an investigation or search.
repeatedly / over and over again
Used as an adverb before a verb to emphasize painstaking, continuous repetition.