我们有迫不得已 抬抬手的时候
“There were times that we had to turn a blind eye to them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是
“Yes.”
我们有 迫不得已 抬抬手 的时候
“There were times that we had to turn a blind eye to them.”
“But there is no corruption or abuse of the law.”
“We may have cut some corners out of necessity, but we are not dirty cops.”
In Chinese administrative and grassroots law enforcement culture, 'raising one's hand' metaphorically describes showing human flexibility (人情) instead of strictly enforcing regulations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
forced by circumstances; having no alternative
A common formal idiom used to excuse one's actions by attributing them to unavoidable external pressures.
let someone off easy; cut someone some slack
A colloquial idiom meaning to show leniency or look the other way when enforcing rules.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“it's still come to this desperate point.”
“we have will use extreme measures when we have no choice.”
“I know I did something wrong, but I had no choice.”
“so you had no choice but to come here.”