严重的话他是会被人抓进去的
“Getting his license revoked would be the lightest punishment. In serious cases, he could be arrested.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
吊销律师执照都是轻罚
“Getting his license revoked would be the lightest punishment.”
严重的话 他 是 会被人 抓进去 的
“Getting his license revoked would be the lightest punishment. In serious cases, he could be arrested.”
那也不是你举报他的理由啊
“But that's not a reason for you to report him.”
“I had to act because what he did is literally a criminal offense.”
Whistleblowing (举报) often causes intense moral friction in Chinese communities, requiring speakers to heavily cite severe legal boundaries to defend themselves against accusations of betrayal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if it gets serious; in severe cases
A ubiquitous spoken conditional used to introduce worst-case legal or medical scenarios.
to be arrested / locked up
A colloquial, visceral idiom for being apprehended by the police and placed in detention or prison.
Reinforces certainty about the inevitable outcome of a hypothetical condition.
