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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E21 (03:56) HSK 5
kě shì yào bèi zhuā qǐ lái de

可是要被抓起来的

“for breaking into someone's home.”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 03:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhè yàng sī chuǎng mín zhái

“You could get arrested”

kě shì yào bèi zhuā qǐ lái de CURRENT FOCUS

可是 要 被抓起来 的

“for breaking into someone's home.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ rén hǎo bù zhāng yáng nǐ kuài xiē zǒu ba

我人好 不张扬 你快些走吧

“I'm kind. I won't make a fuss over this. You should leave now.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING
Tone: CAUTIONARY AND ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Leave right now before I get the authorities involved.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Authority as a Deterrent

Invoking formal arrest or legal authorities is a common conflict-resolution tactic to de-escalate confrontation without initiating immediate physical violence.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #deterrence #intimidation #self_defense
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
可是要 SPOKEN CHUNK

will definitely / is bound to (indicating a consequence)

Use this structure to emphasize an inevitable or serious consequence if a condition is met.

抓起来 SPOKEN CHUNK

arrest / lock up / apprehend

A common colloquial phrase used to describe police taking someone into custody.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms the certainty of the statement, reinforcing the speaker's conviction about the warning.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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