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《The Truth》 S1·E24 (12:12) HSK 6
shì bú shì yīng gāi bèi zhuī jiū fǎ lǜ zé rèn a

是不是应该被追究法律责任啊

“So shouldn't the child's real parents be held legally responsible?”

《The Truth》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 12:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà zhè ge hái zi de qīn shēng fù mǔ

那这个孩子的亲生父母

“So shouldn't the child's real parents be held legally responsible?”

shì bú shì yīng gāi bèi zhuī jiū fǎ lǜ zé rèn a CURRENT FOCUS

是不是应该 被 追究 法律责任 啊

“So shouldn't the child's real parents be held legally responsible?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jīng shǒu rén sǐ le

经手人死了

“The middleman is dead.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Responsibility in Chinese Law

Issues involving child abandonment or trafficking trigger strong moral outrage in Chinese society, where filial duty and parental guardianship are deeply scrutinized under both statutory law and societal ethics.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #legal_inquiry #justice_seeking #confirmation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
追究法律责任 SPOKEN CHUNK

hold legally accountable; pursue legal liability

A standard formal and legal collocation used in official, journalistic, or investigative contexts.

是不是应该 SPOKEN CHUNK

shouldn't [someone/something]; ought to

A common rhetorical framing used to solicit agreement or pose a normative question.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative sentence while prompting the listener for confirmation or elaboration.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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