我想去公安局作证
“I wanted to testify at the police station,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你就得花一年的时间复读
“you'll have to repeat a year.”
我 想去 公安局 作证
“I wanted to testify at the police station,”
你不让
“but you wouldn't let me.”
“I cannot live with the guilt of staying silent just to protect my own academic future.”
In Chinese society, repeating a school year for high-stakes exams represents an enormous familial burden, making sacrificing one's future for legal righteousness a profound moral dilemma.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to testify; to bear witness
Used in both formal legal settings and everyday speech to mean giving testimony to clear the truth.
public security bureau; police station
The standard Chinese administrative term for police authorities.