因为他们是离犯罪分子最近的人
“Because they are the people closest to criminals.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
实战经验的一线刑警
“as frontline detectives.”
因为他们 是 离 犯罪分子 最近的人
“Because they are the people closest to criminals.”
“Not necessarily in physical proximity,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese institutional culture, 'frontline' (一线) personnel who directly confront difficult problems are held in exceptionally high regard compared to theoretical office staff.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
criminal / perpetrator
A formal legal and media term referring to lawbreakers or criminal elements.
the person/people closest to...
A useful syntactic pattern indicating physical or psychological proximity to a subject.