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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E4 (04:03) HSK 4
běn lái jiù shì yīng gāi yóu wǒ men fù zé nǐ men xíng jǐng shǎo chān huo

本来就是应该由我们负责 你们刑警少掺和

“fall under our jurisdiction. You detectives shouldn't be sticking your nose in.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 04:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà jǐng chá jiù bié gàn le jìn dú àn zi

那警察就别干了 禁毒案子

“no one would be left to do the job. Narcotics cases”

běn lái jiù shì yīng gāi yóu wǒ men fù zé nǐ men xíng jǐng shǎo chān huo CURRENT FOCUS

本来就是 应该 由我们 负责 你们刑警 少掺和

“fall under our jurisdiction. You detectives shouldn't be sticking your nose in.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shén me jiào wǒ men shǎo chān huo ya

“What do you mean by that?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: ASSERTING JURISDICTION
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This is our turf, stop sticking your nose into our investigation.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Inter-departmental Turf Battles

In Chinese law enforcement and bureaucratic organizations, distinct divisions often guard their jurisdiction fiercely to protect authority and merit.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #dismissal #confrontation #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
本来就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

it was originally/obviously like this in the first place

Use to emphasize a pre-existing fact or natural state of affairs when countering someone's objection.

少掺和 SPOKEN CHUNK

butt out; stop interfering

A blunt, informal command warning someone not to meddle in affairs outside their business.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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