当着孩子的面谋杀孩子的父亲
“she tried to murder her son's father.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大庭广众之下
“In broad daylight,”
当着 孩子 的面 谋杀孩子 的 父亲
“she tried to murder her son's father.”
情形严重 影响恶劣
“This offense has terrible consequences.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Committing a violent act directly in front of minors or family members is heavily weighted in Chinese criminal assessments as causing extreme moral offense and trauma.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the presence of someone; right in front of someone
A common construction used to emphasize an action done openly and shamelessly in front of witnesses.
to murder; intentional homicide
A formal and legal term for premeditated killing, distinct from colloquial words for killing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My grandson's a victim.”
“even commit murder and patricide?”
“If I had killed that kid back then,”
“You'd even kill your own son.”
“when carrying her first child.”
“How exactly did Liao Guangyong kill your son?”