似乎还与您发生了几句争执
“and it seems you had an argument.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Prefect Liu went looking for you after drinking,”
似乎还与您发生了几句争执
“and it seems you had an argument.”
“What exactly was the argument about?”
“Don't pretend nothing happened; I know you two had a heated dispute.”
Using the honorific '您' (nín) and the hedging adverb '似乎' (sìhū - seemingly) allows an investigator to respectfully probe a person of status without openly causing a loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to get into an argument or dispute
A formal and common collocation used in news, legal settings, or formal discussions to describe interpersonal conflicts.
a few words / a brief exchange
Often used to downplay the extent of speech, but in conflicts, it can subtly indicate a sharp verbal exchange.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We argued about it several times.”
“Was it because of that fight last time?”
“We may still argue,”
“at a time like this, you're still arguing?”
“When have we ever disagreed?”
“Are you two still having conflicts?”