有些人呢 我相信他们是有良心的
“As for some people, I believe they have a conscience.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
杀一儆百
“to make an example of them.”
有些 人呢 我相信 他们 是 有良心 的
“As for some people, I believe they have a conscience.”
“It's just because they are too afraid that they have to serve the Japanese.”
“Don't execute them all; some are good people who were just coerced.”
In Chinese moral philosophy, '良心' is innate goodness; appealing to it is the ultimate plea that a person remains redeemable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have a conscience / possess moral integrity
Used to describe whether an individual retains a sense of morality, fairness, or human decency.
as for some people
Topic-fronting used to pause and introduce a specific category of people for nuanced consideration.
Pauses after the topicalized subject '有些人' to invite the listener's focused attention on this sub-group.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We're not ungrateful people. - Exactly. - Right.”
“They are still conscientious. Otherwise, it's really meaningless to raise them.”
“have a conscience? They just went to study in colleges outside.”
“Honestly! All heartless, huh? You're wearing clothes we made!”
“I just think they two have no conscience.”
“A liar with a conscience is still a liar.”