- 我不是杀人凶手 - 那你跑什么？
“- I didn't kill anyone. - Then why did you run?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I didn't sleep well, and I'm in a bad mood. You'd better not ask for trouble.”
- 我不是 杀人 凶手 - 那 你跑什么 ？
“- I didn't kill anyone. - Then why did you run?”
我要看看害死丽妃的毒究竟是什么 我要找到凶手
“I want to find out what killed Consort Li. I want to find the killer.”
“Actions speak louder than words—if you are innocent, you wouldn't be fleeing.”
In Chinese communicative culture, fleeing or avoiding scrutiny is seen as an implicit giveaway of a guilty conscience, prompting immediate suspicion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
murderer / killer
A standard compound used in legal, investigative, or dramatic contexts to denote the perpetrator of a homicide.
why run? / what are you running for?
A common rhetorical retort used to challenge someone's evasive or suspicious physical departure.
