日军以战争罪的罪名
“the Japanese army, on charges of war crimes,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
日军 以战争罪的罪名
“the Japanese army, on charges of war crimes,”
“They used 'war crimes' merely as a hypocritical legal excuse to execute them.”
In Chinese historical retelling, wartime courts set up by occupying forces are viewed as corrupt farces, highlighted by framing the formal legal terms ironically.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
under the charge of...; on the accusation of...
A formal grammatical construction used in legal or historical contexts to introduce the official justification for an indictment or conviction.
war crimes
A formal legal term used in international law and wartime historiography.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The Japanese army carried out a massacre on the island.”
“Japan surrendered.”
“Do not kill the Japanese officers.”
“on the Pacific battlefield, the Japanese”
“Down with Japanese Imperialism!”
“Down with Japanese imperialism!”