左龙是案件的主谋
“that Zuo Long was the mastermind and the one who shot.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们俩都一口咬定
“Jiao Lijun and Wang Dazhu both firmly insist”
左龙是案件的主谋
“that Zuo Long was the mastermind and the one who shot.”
并且是开枪的人
“that Zuo Long was the mastermind and the one who shot.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
When suspects firmly corroborate each other's stories (一口咬定), investigators treat it either as conclusive evidence or as coordinated perjury.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the mastermind behind the case
Use this collocation when identifying the primary planner or orchestrator in formal or legal investigations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Principals were Zuo Long and Ma Zhongwu.”
“Zuo Long and Ma Zhongwu were the principals.”
“Zuo Long is the principal.”
“You've been transferred to the county, and you're still handling that case?”
“I was busy with the case of Zuo Long's disappearance,”