也不只是想要一个恶人伏法
“not only to see an evildoer brought to justice.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我想抓到他
“I want to capture him”
也 不只是 想要 一个恶人 伏法
“not only to see an evildoer brought to justice.”
也不只是
“Neither is it”
“This is personal to me, not just about following the law.”
In Chinese narrative tradition, bringing a criminal to justice often transcends statutory law, serving as a profound restoration of moral cosmic balance and personal honor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not only; not merely
Used to expand an argument or motivation beyond a single obvious factor.
an evil person brought to justice / accepting legal punishment
A formal four-character idiom frequently used in crime, mystery, or historical justice dramas.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I had to make that murderer pay for what he did.”
“I believe a real good deed”
“While bad people go unpunished and swagger around?”
“would you not wish to see the culprit brought to justice?”
“the killer would go free.”
“there will always be more evil than good.”