之前在花城 现在被关到马德荣那儿
“She was in Huacheng, but now she is held at Ma Derong's.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在什么地方
“Where is she?”
之前在花城 现在 被关到 马德荣那儿
“She was in Huacheng, but now she is held at Ma Derong's.”
“Don't tell Ming about this. Understand?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Critical intelligence regarding an ally's capture is tightly guarded to prevent emotional, ill-considered rescue attempts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be locked up at; to be detained at
Combines the passive marker '被' with the verb '关' (shut/confine) and resultative destination '到'.
there / at [someone's] place
Placed after a person's name or title to indicate their residence, workplace, or custody.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The sooner, the better. The earliest tickets to Huacheng are for the day after tomorrow.”
“When are you going back to Huacheng?”
“Before Ma Derong was arrested, he put out the word:”
“I met Ma Derong.”
“We'll just treat it as a trip to Huacheng.”
“Whatever deep grudges you have with Ma Derong, I don't care.”