这大半夜审案子
“you're reviewing the case late at night?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
县主啊
“Your Ladyship,”
这 大半夜 审案子
“you're reviewing the case late at night?”
“Can't we wait until tomorrow to discuss it with His Majesty?”
“Why are you rushing this interrogation in secret at night instead of waiting for official protocol?”
In imperial China, judicial investigations involving high nobility normally required formal imperial oversight rather than clandestine, overnight questioning.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the middle of the night
Use to emphasize the unreasonableness or untimeliness of an action happening late at night.
to try a case; to interrogate suspects
Commonly used in legal or historical contexts referring to official court examinations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's the interrogation room. This is just a mediation room.”
“following the presiding judge of your case in the middle of the night,”