那林小姐住在朱小姐家
“Since you lives with Miss Zhu,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不小心
“Careless?”
那 林小姐住在朱小姐家
“Since you lives with Miss Zhu,”
就算没钥匙也能进家门吧
“you could get in even without a key, right?”
“Your excuse makes no sense if she lives there.”
In Chinese investigatory or dispute contexts, speakers frequently state a mutually recognized premise first before delivering the contradiction in the next clause.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Lin'an is still alive.”
“Then, Lin Zhanqiao's company will be left with nothing.”
“Lin Jianshe jumped in and started hitting him. I couldn't stop him.”
“Everyone in Lin'an knows”
“♪ The storm is rising ♪ or the people of Lin'an will suffer!”
“I need to wait for him in Lin'an.”