队长已经失踪 十七年了
“He has been missing for 17 years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Besides, is it your place to say that?”
队长已经 失踪 十七年了
“He has been missing for 17 years.”
“Ms. Cairen and Tashi don't live here.”
“Wake up and face reality: he has been gone for seventeen years, so stop using his name to lecture me.”
When individuals evoke past leaders or tradition to assert authority, pragmatic counterparts counter by forcing a hard reality check on current facts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to go missing / to disappear
Commonly used for missing persons in both casual and official contexts.
Marks an updated state or emphasizes the excessive duration of time that has accumulated.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But the information they provided had nothing to do with Captain's disappearance.”
“I lost the Captain back then.”
“About Captain's case, it hasn't been cleared up yet.”
“Captain, the search team we left”
“that missing soldier.”
“Captain. He's burning up.”