今天不是我找他
“He is the one”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这是沈谢秩法官
“This is Judge Shen Xiezhi.”
今天 不是我 找他
“He is the one”
是他突然缠上我的
“bother me today.”
“I had nothing to do with instigating this meeting, so don't blame me.”
Private interaction with a judge handling civil or criminal matters is legally and socially sensitive in China, prompting individuals to preemptively clear their name.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it wasn't me who looked for him; I didn't initiate contact
Useful for immediately disclaiming responsibility in an awkward or forbidden encounter.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(Today I didn't go looking for him,) (he's the one who came up to me.)”
“He is the one bother me today.”
“Yes, I went to see him.”
“at this huge military camp.”
“the one who that old man is after?”
“I'll find him and get to the bottom of it.”