那天值班的
“The one on duty that day”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有证人吗
“Are there witnesses?”
那天值班的
“The one on duty that day”
就是小津医生
“Was Dr. Ozu”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese institutional culture, the person designated on duty (值班) carries full administrative responsibility and legal accountability for all occurrences during that shift.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
on duty
Commonly used for medical, police, or office shifts to describe being actively assigned to duty.
the person on duty
Nominalization using '的' to stand for the person who performed the shift.