收买了不少日本的巡捕
“He has bribed many Japanese police officers,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有一家万岁俱乐部
“on Huade Road.”
收买了不少 日本的巡捕
“He has bribed many Japanese police officers,”
警官
“officers,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The term '巡捕' refers specifically to municipal police officers in foreign concessions in pre-1949 modern Chinese history, often depicted in espionage and Republican-era noir cinema.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bribe; to buy off
Used primarily in negative or illicit contexts when corrupting people with money or favors.
quite a few; not a few
A common understatement used in spoken Chinese to indicate a considerable quantity or number.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“...the Japanese soldiers will conduct a major search.”
“has latched onto a Japanese officer,”
“before the Japanese search this place.”
“and were used by the Japanese.”
“I've got a Japanese crew member lately.”
“They are heroes who fight the Japanese.”