我必须要给徐萌父女一个交代
“I owe Xu Meng and her dad the truth.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我当警察 我不为了立功
“I didn't become a cop for credit.”
我 必须要给 徐萌父女 一个交代
“I owe Xu Meng and her dad the truth.”
老何 我们前面做了那么多
“He, after everything we've done,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The concept of 'jiaodai' transcends a mere factual answer; it represents fulfilling a moral and relational responsibility to bring closure and justice to injured parties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to give an explanation / to hold oneself accountable to someone
A vital idiomatic chunk expressing the duty to provide justice, an answer, or a satisfactory resolution to someone affected.
must; have to
Used to emphasize non-negotiable personal duty or obligation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let's wait till we find Xu Meng and her father.”
“to get rid of Xu Meng and her father. He may not know the law, but I do. I couldn't possibly do what he asked…”
“I… I don't even know Xu Meng and her father.”
“When did you run into Xu Meng again?”
“He had his eyes on Xu Meng and wanted her to himself.”
“You've confessed to the murder of Xu Meng and her father.”