我有一个朋友 之前是海员
“I have a friend. He used to be a sailor.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
走私
“Smuggling...”
我有一个朋友 之前是 海员
“I have a friend. He used to be a sailor.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While here it may literally be an acquaintance, this phrase is widely used in Chinese conversations to introduce sensitive or taboo topics by deflecting direct personal association.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I have a friend...
A classic conversational frame used to introduce a third party's story, or occasionally to disguise one's own experience.
seaman / sailor / mariner
The formal professional term for individuals working aboard oceanic cargo vessels.