先有劳展捕头 拿一些红线绳 红笔
“Constable Zhan, can you get us some red strings, red pens”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“where their bodies were dumped. No need to rush, Capital Prefect.”
先 有劳 展捕头 拿一些红线绳 红笔
“Constable Zhan, can you get us some red strings, red pens”
还有雀眼网钉来 是
“and pins? Sure.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Phrases like '有劳' soften imperative commands among officials, demonstrating good breeding and respect for the subordinate's labor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thank you for troubling yourself; to bother someone to do something
A polite formula prefixed before a request to show courteous respect to the person performing the task.
head constable; chief bailiff
Historical term designating the leader of local constables in ancient Chinese administrative law enforcement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That was the officer who brought the bodies over last time with Constable Zhan.”
“How will you arrest me? Will you tie my hands?”
“Can catching poachers get us a permanent position?”
“and premeditate the timing and routes.”
“and cut the cord when no one watched.”
“Are you a constable here?”