是怎么害死你儿子的
“How exactly did Liao Guangyong kill your son?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这廖光永
“How exactly did Liao Guangyong kill your son?”
是 怎么 害死你 儿子 的
“How exactly did Liao Guangyong kill your son?”
八年前
“Eight years ago,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Spoken Chinese commonly uses '是...的' to place strong focus on the manner or circumstances ('how') of an already known past event.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how did [someone] cause the death of
A heavy, direct phrase used when inquiring about the method or responsibility behind an unnatural death.
Functions as part of the 'shi...de' cleft construction emphasizing the manner or means of how the event occurred.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and even caused the death of your son.”
“that you got your father killed.”
“that your father died because of you.”
“His son has long been dead.”
“I didn't mean to kill the boy.”
“It was you who got them killed.”