犯罪是我们的工作
“Committing crimes is our job.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
犯罪怎么了
“What's wrong with a crime?”
犯罪 是我 们的 工作
“Committing crimes is our job.”
“Don't feel guilty; we are just professionals doing what we must to make a living.”
In contemporary Chinese discourse, reducing actions to 'work' (工作) or 'making a living' (混口饭吃) often serves as a rhetorical shield to neutralize moral judgment or accountability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is our job / work
Commonly used to assert professional responsibility or dismiss ethical hesitation by citing occupational duty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My job is to maintain order and fight crime,”
“All of us must take responsibility for what we've done.”
“I believe a real good deed”
“Sir, this is our job. You can rest assured.”
“put countless, uh, criminals behind bars.”
“This is our Special Police Corps' job.”