他们也是忠於职守
“They were just doing their duty.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们 也是 忠於职守
“They were just doing their duty.”
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“I beg you, Colonel,”
“Please do not punish them harshly; they were only doing what their job required.”
In hierarchical contexts, an intermediary often appeals to shared values like loyalty and duty to give an angry superior a face-saving reason to show mercy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
devoted to one's duties; dedicated to one's post
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) used to praise someone's professional diligence or defend rule compliance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to be loyal to his duty and work diligently.”
“Although loyal,”
“I shall uphold my duties”
“and loyal subjects like you.”
“there's no second couple as dutiful as you.”
“he will still cooperate wholeheartedly.”