现在局子里面扣着俩
“Right now, the cops have two locked up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那老警察那么狠
“Our guys really didn't expect that old cop to be so tough.”
现在局子里面扣着俩
“Right now, the cops have two locked up.”
医院里面还躺着俩
“And two are in the hospital.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Terms like '局子' (bureau) reflect street or working-class vernacular when referring to law enforcement organs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
police station (colloquial slang)
A highly informal, Northern colloquial term for the police station (公安局); use only in casual spoken contexts.
being detained or held
Used informally to describe law enforcement detaining individuals or impounding property.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your button is undone again.”
“Look, take two buttons. Put the smaller one at the bottom.”
“Button it up.”
“with the case files of those two dead women.”
“Am I seeing things? Are you sewing a button yourself? Go away.”
“Pinning the blame on him”