那照你这么说 就没人能查此案了？
“So, according to you, no one can take on this case?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
实在是难办
“It's really tricky.”
那 照你这么说 就 没人 能查此案了？
“So, according to you, no one can take on this case?”
老臣愚钝 实在是想不出合适的人选啊
“I am dull-witted. I truly cannot think of a suitable candidate.”
“Do not give me excuses; solve the problem or find someone who can.”
Superiors in dynastic hierarchies often use rhetorical deduction to puncture courtiers' attempts to dodge responsibility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
according to what you say; by that logic
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce a logical counter-argument or highlight an absurdity in the interlocutor's point.
this case
A formal and classical-leaning term used in legal, police, or imperial contexts to refer to a specific lawsuit or criminal investigation.
Signals a rhetorical shift resulting from the opponent's logic, strengthening the interrogative edge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There's no way we can't crack this case.”
“- and leave the case aside? - Who said I'm leaving the case aside?”
“I'll go back to investigating cases just like before. Why not?”
“Aren't you investigating a case? I jumped the queue for you and got the report ready.”
“Did you bring me with you for another case?”
“You're still thinking about investigating cases?”