所以你从一开始就参与调查了？
“So you were there from the start?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
沿着海岸线都找遍了
“eight local authorities all searching the coastline for her.”
所以 你 从一开始就 参与 调查 了 ？
“So you were there from the start?”
我审讯了那天所有的乘客
“I interviewed all the passengers that day.”
“You know far more about this case than you initially let on.”
Framing an accusatory suspicion as an affirmative clarification ('So you did X?') allows the speaker to probe boundaries without outright confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
right from the beginning
Common temporal frame used to trace actions or involvement back to the absolute starting point.
to take part in an investigation
Formal collocation commonly used in investigative, legal, and professional contexts.
Indicates completion or a current state resulting from a past event, framing the involvement as an established fact.
