我没有勇气接受法律的制裁
“I don't have the courage to face legal judgment,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对不起
“I'm sorry.”
我没有 勇气 接受法律的制裁
“I don't have the courage to face legal judgment,”
“or to confront my former comrades.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Facing former comrades after committing a crime carries immense shame in Chinese collectivist culture, often viewed as more painful than legal punishment itself.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to face legal punishment / sanctions
A formal, standard legal phrase used when someone must answer for their crimes in court.
lacking the courage
Used in spoken or written Chinese to express deep reluctance or emotional inability to face a grim reality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let him be punished by the law.”
“Am I not law-abiding enough?”
“He didn't face justice.”
“to cross the line of the law.”
“Don't use the law to threaten me.”
“Don't use the law to threaten me.”