在上海一号公墓
“at Shanghai Cemetery No. 1,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“the Japanese army, on charges of war crimes,”
在上海一号公墓
“at Shanghai Cemetery No. 1,”
“executed the captain of Plane No. 6,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese documentary narration uses terse prepositional phrases to pinpoint historical atrocities with neutral, solemn detachment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cemetery / public graveyard
A formal term used for an organized public burial ground.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“...and the Inoue Agency in Shanghai know.”
“Shanghai is liberated.”
“and find out where the body was buried.”
“[low voice] I last have Kuo Ta-fu at the West Hospital Building. It's abandoned, but sometimes it's used as a temporary doctor's dormitory.”
“I specifically chose this cemetery.”
“I can't tell exactly who buried them.”