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《The Tang Mist》 S1·E10 (07:25) HSK 6
cái néng liú zhù shì qíng de zhēn xiàng

才能留住事情的真相

“she could preserve the truth.”

《The Tang Mist》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 07:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā zhǐ yǒu zhè yàng

她只有这样

“this was the only way”

cái néng liú zhù shì qíng de zhēn xiàng CURRENT FOCUS

才能 留住 事情的 真相

“she could preserve the truth.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǒu

走

“Let's go.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPLAINING MOTIVE
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: SOLEMNITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pursuit of Justice and Truth

In Chinese narrative drama, individuals often make extreme sacrifices to ensure historical or moral truth is not covered up.

INTENT TAGS: #explaining #justifying_actions #solemn_assertion #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
事情的真相 SPOKEN CHUNK

the truth of the matter

Standard collocation used in investigations, legal matters, or serious narrative explanations.

留住 SPOKEN CHUNK

to retain / to preserve / to keep

Describes holding onto something fleeting, whether a person, memory, or evidence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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