又是初犯 教育教育得了 不是吸毒的问题啊
“And he is a first-time offender. He'd already had his lesson. It's not about the drugs.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
又是 初犯 教育教育得了 不是 吸毒的问题啊
“And he is a first-time offender. He'd already had his lesson. It's not about the drugs.”
张大庆张小庆 是他的跟班 现在一死一失踪
“Zhang Daqing and Zhang Xiaoqing are his men. Now one is dead and one is missing.”
“You are completely missing the point; this is not a minor case you can just let slide.”
In Chinese law enforcement, minor or first-time infractions are often dealt with through ideological education and warnings rather than harsh criminal prosecution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give a talking-to; reprimand lightly
A reduplicated verb used in legal or disciplinary settings meaning to give someone an educational reprimand rather than formal punishment.
and call it a day; just leave it at that
Used at the end of a suggestion to convey settling a matter simply or dismissively.
Combined in '得了' to suggest a definitive stopping point or settlement.
Adds emotional emphasis to highlight the speaker's disbelief at the other person's misunderstanding.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why? This is a narcotics case. We won't trouble you.”
“Who knows whether he just used drugs himself, or he also sold drugs?”
“You shouldn't have sold drugs.”
“You're an adult. Don't you know if it's drugs?”
“My sister never actually used drugs.”
“The suspicion of drug use and other illegal conduct has been ruled out”