沈法官 你说我是不是倒霉
“Judge Shen, am I unlucky or what?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是什么样的感受吗
“every time I typed a word?”
沈法官 你说 我是 不是 倒霉
“Judge Shen, am I unlucky or what?”
前面地铁站 把我放下来
“Drop me off at the subway station in front.”
“Look at the mess I'm in through no fault of my own; don't you pity me?”
In Chinese legal culture, litigants often view judges not merely as neutral arbiters of statute, but as moral figures from whom emotional validation and benevolence can be sought.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't you think I am...; wouldn't you agree that I am...
Conversational rhetorical device to pull the listener into agreeing with one's premise.
unlucky; experiencing misfortune
Very frequent everyday colloquial word for having bad luck or suffering adversity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Judge Shen, do not worry. I know exactly what I am doing.”
“(Judge Shen, that's impossible.)”
“You've left me with no choice, Judge Shen.”
“Judge Shen, that's not what I meant.”
“Judge Shen! What happened? My brother was fine a moment ago!”
“Judge Shen, I didn't mean it like that.”