积压的案子
The Backlog of Cases
Script
Key Vocabulary
To pile up or accumulate. Used here to describe cases that are not finished.
A noun referring to a law case or a specific file to be handled. Measure word: 个 (gè).
Contamination of the environment. Can be a noun or a verb.
A legal battle or court case. Often used with '打' (dǎ) meaning 'to force a lawsuit'.
The group of people with the authority to govern a country or state.
A business organization. Measure word: 家 (jiā).
Adjective describing something not clean.
Verb meaning to look after, take care of, or enforce rules upon.
A person who does manual labor or works for a company.
Adjective describing a small quantity. Opposite of 多 (duō - many).
Grammar Points
Subject + 很 + Adjective
Simple description of a noun. '很' (hěn) is often used as a linker, not always meaning 'very'.
水很脏
官司很少
人很少
X means Y
A pattern used in this script to define new terms in English for the listener.
污染 means pollution
积压 means backlog
Place + 有 + Object
Expressing existence. Similar to 'There is/are' in English.
这里有水
这里有问题
Subject + 要 + Verb
Expressing necessity or future intention. 'Need to' or 'want to'.
政府要管
Subject + 不 + Verb
Simple negation of a verb.
但是现在不管
他不告公司