关键在哪儿？Where's the Key Point?

New words

• 关键guānjiàn — key, crucial (point)
• 是否shìfǒu — whether (or not)
• 合法héfǎ — legal, lawful
• 特征tèzhēng — feature, characteristic
• 在于zàiyú — to lie in, depend on
• 熟悉shúxī — familiar; to know well

The story

钱律师：我们现实一点儿。现在只有一个问题。关键在于：这个合同是否合法？Let's be realistic. There's only one question now. The key point is whether this contract is legal.

大卫：是否？是否?

钱律师：是否，就是“是不是”。五十块。是否 just means "whether or not". Fifty yuan.

小雨：怎么知道是否合法？关键在哪儿？How do we find out whether it's legal? Where's the key point?

钱律师：关键在于这只脚。猫用脚写名字，这种形式是否合法？The key point lies in this paw. If a cat signs with his paw, is that form legal?

大卫：这个问题，我也想了很多年。I've been wondering about that for years.

钱律师：第一：这是否是他的脚？马克先生，您来看。First: is this actually his paw? Mr Mark, you take a look.

马克：每只猫的脚，都有特征。我要看所有的脚。Every cat's paw has its features. I need to see all the paws.

Opening the lesson…