我们尽力了 节哀
“We did everything we could. Sorry.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
被警方重点标记 希望各位听众朋友可以多多留心
“on counterfeit bills of various denominations. Listeners are advised to be vigilant.”
我们 尽力了 节哀
“We did everything we could. Sorry.”
其中编号为RL24164673的 各类面值伪钞
“The serial number RL24164673 on various counterfeit bills”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese ethics advocate moderating extreme sorrow during bereavement to protect one's health and accept natural mortality.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
did one's best / spared no effort
Commonly used in medical contexts to indicate all efforts failed, or in daily life to express that one did everything possible.
restrain one's grief / my condolences
The quintessential Chinese condolence phrase, often paired with 顺变 (accepting life's changes).
Indicates completion of action and signals that a decisive result has been reached.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I did my best.”
“I tried my best.”
“I really did.”
“you asked of us.”
“I did my best, but I'm useless. I...”
“Anyway, we've done our best. So don't be nervous.”