她出事前
“Do you know”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没有
“No.”
她出事前
“Do you know”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The term 出事 (to have an accident/mishap) is a classic Chinese euphemism frequently used instead of bluntly saying 'before she was murdered or died'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
before the incident occurred / prior to the mishap
A very common time-clause phrase used when investigating an accident, crime, or misfortune.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What happened to her back then?”
“Did something happen up ahead?”
“Wasn't there a big case here a while ago?”
“(Did something happen to him?)”
“right before he died.”
“Something happened.”