我做完兼职之后 直接打车走的
“After I finished my part-time job, I left directly by taxi.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不对
“No.”
我做完 兼职 之后 直接打车 走的
“After I finished my part-time job, I left directly by taxi.”
“I… I never went to this place.”
“I left immediately by cab, so there is no way I could have been at the crime scene.”
Emphasizing 'directly' (直接) highlights unbroken transit, a common rhetorical device when proving innocence during an inquiry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hail a cab / to take a taxi
The standard informal term across mainland China for hiring a taxi or ride-hailing service.
part-time job
Commonly combined with verbs like 做 (to do) or 找 (to find) to denote non-full-time employment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It was also the only path back to the city after you finished your part-time job.”
“after I finished the interview last time, I couldn't even bring myself to take a taxi.”
“think you are planning something big by working as a designated driver.”
“I'll take you to hail a taxi. No need. I'll go by myself.”
“I can take a taxi. It doesn't matter. I'll go to the TV station this afternoon.”
“I'll get a taxi. Save you the trouble.”