顾司直可能没有注意到 那人的小臂长度
“You may not have noticed, but his forearm length matched the width of a false window”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“How could you tell his height, Mr. Xiao?”
顾司直可能 没有注意到 那人的小臂长度
“You may not have noticed, but his forearm length matched the width of a false window”
“but his forearm length matched the width of a false window on the alley wall.”
“You missed a crucial clue, let me point out what gave it away.”
Addressing colleagues by official title while using hedging language softens intellectual superiority and protects professional camaraderie.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
might not have noticed
A polite, face-saving hedge frequently used to correct or inform someone without sounding condescending.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“about the same as Mr. Gu. How do you know?”
“Anyone who dares neglect Prosecutor Gu will be held accountable.”
“Thank you for your concern, Mr. Gu. Where are you headed, Mr. Xiao?”
“Emergency! Prosecutor Gu is storming the prison with a blade!”
“Then the Commander of the Penal Court must be...”
“It's probably about the Osumi Mineo matter.”