他是不是已经投降了
“had he already surrendered?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Years ago, by the time you shot my brother dead,”
他 是不是 已经 投降 了
“had he already surrendered?”
“Admit it, you shot an unarmed man who had already given up.”
Determining whether a target had surrendered (投降) is the ethical threshold separating lawful self-defense from cold-blooded murder.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
whether or not (he) had already
Used to pose a sharp question verifying if a definitive state has already occurred.
Marks completed change of state, questioning if the surrender had already taken place prior to the action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“if he already died in battle.”
“he had already decided to give me up.”
“I think he must have been on the take.”
“He's probably prepared a way out.”
“Do you think he'll let this go?”
“I should've quit ages ago.”