案发之时 你人在回廊
“Why were you in the corridor at the time of the incident?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
更衣需绕行那么远？ 久未入宫 一时迷了路
“That was a long detour just to change? Unfamiliar with the palace, I got lost.”
案发之时 你人在回廊
“Why were you in the corridor at the time of the incident?”
刚好经过
“I just happened to pass by.”
“You were right there when it happened, so start explaining what you were actually doing.”
Rather than stating an outright accusation, Chinese interrogators often lay out a plain fact of time and place to force the suspect into defensive justification.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at the time of the crime
A formal, legal collocation frequently used in interrogations and crime reporting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Where were you when it happened?”
“I felt I'd seen it somewhere before.”
“I'll call the police. Come back.”
“Let's talk about that. On the night of the crime,”
“[Logan] We need to revisit the scene, do another walkthrough.”
“They could sue you for slander.”