可是我又把他给制住了
“But I subdued him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
方才是我不知情
“I didn't know the truth earlier.”
可是 我又把他给制住了
“But I subdued him.”
就当将功补过
“Consider it an act of atonement”
“Give me some credit, I fixed the mess by taking him down myself.”
Chinese moral and legal traditions emphasize balancing out prior negligence through proactive counter-achievements.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
subdued / pinned down / brought under control
Combines the verb for restraining or controlling with the result complement indicating success.
managed to subdue / had him restrained
Uses the colloquial disposal or passive-like marker 'gei' to emphasize completion of a forceful action.
Marks the completed realization of the action, stressing the accomplished positive result.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't make stop him.”
“But I didn't stop him.”
“I'm losing control of him.”
“I can't let him live!”
“He's still mad at me.”
“I'll be done before he arrives.”