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《River Sunset》 S1·E7 (04:01) HSK 4
wǒ men hái yǒu yī jiàn shì qíng yào diào chá ne

我们还有一件事情要调查呢

“We still have one more matter to investigate.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 04:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yè lǎo xiān shēng

叶老先生

“Mr. Ye.”

wǒ men hái yǒu yī jiàn shì qíng yào diào chá ne CURRENT FOCUS

我们还有一件事情要调查呢

“We still have one more matter to investigate.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN diào chá shén me

调查什么

“Investigate what?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: ANNOUNCING INTENTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't think you are off the hook yet; there is one more thing you must answer for.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Deferential Interrogation Tone

Using polite forms of address like 'Lao Xiansheng' (Elder Master) combined with softening particles allows investigators to maintain authority without appearing overtly uncivil.

INTENT TAGS: #investigation #warning #probing #transition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还有一件事情 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is still one more thing

A natural conversational transition to introduce an additional agenda item or critical question.

调查 SPOKEN CHUNK

to investigate; inquiry

Used in official, journalistic, or investigative contexts to examine facts.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion while gently drawing the listener's attention to an ongoing or lingering state of affairs.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
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