昨天还把派出所的人给招来了
“We even called the local police yesterday.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We argued about it several times.”
昨天还把派出所 的人 给 招来了
“We even called the local police yesterday.”
“For reformed people like me, trying to restart our lives,”
“Things escalated terribly to the point that the cops showed up, which is the last thing I needed.”
In everyday Chinese life, having the local police called to one's doorstep is viewed as a major disruption that draws neighborhood scrutiny and marks serious loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
local police station / substation
The primary grassroots police administrative unit in mainland China dealing with neighborhood disputes and civil order.
ended up attracting / bringing upon oneself
The preposition '给' combined with '招来' marks an involuntary, unwelcome outcome.
Marks the completed realization of an unfortunate, undesirable event.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Ask him to tell the police to let my uncle out.”
“Extra, extra! Her uncle was caught by the police. What do you know? Stop talking nonsense.”