若说他是自己倒下的
“But if he simply fell onto”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没有任何争执的痕迹
“there's no sign of a struggle around the body.”
若说他是自己倒下的
“But if he simply fell onto”
摔在竹笋上的
“the bamboo shoots himself,”
“Let us consider whether this could have been a pure accident instead of murder.”
Traditional Chinese coroners and judicial officers meticulously scrutinized body posture and surroundings to distinguish suicide/accident from homicide.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
supposing / if we say that
Used in discourse to introduce a hypothesis or an alternative perspective for discussion.
collapsed on his own
Describing an unassisted fall, frequently used in investigative or medical deductions.
Functions here in a 'shì...de' construction emphasizing the manner and condition of the fall.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“As such a promising officer, why did he just collapse like that?”
“which led her to her death.”
“And what fate did he meet in the end?”
“He... he actually turned traitor to save himself.”
“So gloomy again.”
“He deserved to die!”