这警察一旦和群众 起冲突
“Once there is a conflict between the police and the public,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱们说点现实的 现在的舆论环境 你也知道
“Let's be realistic. You are also familiar with the public opinion environment too.”
这警察 一旦 和群众 起冲突
“Once there is a conflict between the police and the public,”
“even if we shared the same blame, there would be many people”
“We will always lose in the court of public opinion if you let things escalate, so watch your temper.”
In contemporary Chinese administrative culture, officials and police officers are held to strict standards under public scrutiny ('舆论监督'), making civilian friction an existential career hazard.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
once / in the event that
Used to introduce a conditional scenario that usually leads to an undesirable or grave consequence.
come into conflict / get into a clash
A standard collocation describing physical or verbal skirmishes between opposing parties.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The police can catch them red-handed.”
“There are police everywhere. They won't do anything. We can't make a scene.”
“take a police officer, it's to use them as leverage”
“Later on, you never know, there might be a citizen who needs our help.”
“When they get here, we'll split it all equally.”
“I've tried my best to avoid dealing with the police.”