其实我跟李警官都已经说过了
“to Officer Li.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这些情况
“Actually, I've already explained all this”
其实我跟李警官都已经 说过了
“to Officer Li.”
是吗
“Is that so?”
“I already answered this; why do I have to repeat myself?”
Even when frustrated with bureaucratic redundancies, speakers usually maintain polite phrasing like 'actually' (其实) to avoid overt contempt toward authorities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have already stated / have already told
Useful pattern to emphasize that a topic has already been covered and does not need to be revisited.
Completes the action marker, underscoring the finality and redundancy of repeating the conversation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've already explained everything to Officer Li.”
“I've already told the police what I know.”
“I've confessed everything to the police.”
“I've told the police everything.”
“Then I'll just tell the police. What will you say?”
“I'm terribly sorry, Officer Li,”