听贺老板说 你以前是做警察的
“I heard from Mr. He that you used to be a cop.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
蒋诚
“Jiang Cheng.”
听 贺 老板 说 你 以前 是 做警察的
“I heard from Mr. He that you used to be a cop.”
是啊
“Yeah.”
“I know your background, so don't try to hide anything from me.”
Citing a shared acquaintance or superior (like 'Boss He') establishes common ground and legitimacy before asking personal questions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
heard from someone that...
A polite and common conversational opener to bring up secondhand information without sounding confrontational.
work as a police officer
Colloquial way to describe working in a particular profession using '做' plus the occupational title.
Functions here in the '是……的' construction to emphasize past status or role.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's He Wu's subordinate. He used to be a cop too.”
“I didn't expect you to become a police officer.”
“go back to being a police officer.”
“ask Boss He about him.”
“Why didn't you report it at the time? Officer,”
“You're a fucking cop. Investigate.”