今天要不是沈法官的车拦着
“If Judge Shen's car hadn't been in the way,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那么多人都看着
“Dozens of people saw it!”
今天 要不是 沈法官 的 车 拦着
“If Judge Shen's car hadn't been in the way,”
“she would've pushed him into traffic!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese professional environments, individuals are standardly addressed by their surname plus title (e.g., 'Shen Faguan' for Judge Shen) rather than simply by name.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if it weren't for; were it not for
A crucial spoken counterfactual pattern used to explain that a disaster was averted only due to a specific circumstance.
blocking; obstructing
Used with the continuous aspect particle 着 to describe keeping someone or something from passing through.
Indicates the ongoing durative state of the car blocking the path.
