局面已定 你可以继续保持沉默
“The situation is set. You can stay silent”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也会知道 你招供之后 本县主对你大加赏赐
“They'll also know, after you confessed, I rewarded you greatly.”
局面 已定 你可以 继续保持沉默
“The situation is set. You can stay silent”
“or take this opportunity to tell me everything you know.”
“You have already lost; remaining silent will only make things worse for you.”
Chinese legal narrative conventions emphasize breaking a suspect's psychological defense by declaring the overall battle already lost before offering leniency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the outcome is settled / the die is cast
A formal idiom used to declare that circumstances cannot be changed, often to urge someone to surrender or accept reality.
to remain silent
Commonly used in formal, legal, or investigative settings equivalent to exercising the right to silence.
