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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E3 (40:20) HSK 3
shuō shì shuō shì shuō shì jiù shì qián tiān yè lǐ wǒ men chū jǐng

说事 说事 说事 就是前天夜里我们出警

“Get to the point. We responded to a call the night before.”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 40:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jīn tiān wǒ xiū xī lǐ pàng fēi ràng guò lái gēn nín huì bào

今天我休息 李胖非让过来跟您汇报

“I'm off duty today. But Chubby Li insisted that I come meet you.”

shuō shì shuō shì shuō shì jiù shì qián tiān yè lǐ wǒ men chū jǐng CURRENT FOCUS

说事 说事 说事 就是 前天夜里我们 出警

“Get to the point. We responded to a call the night before.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǒu gè nǚ de yào tiào lóu

有个女的要跳楼

“A woman attempted to jump off a building.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: URGING TO GET TO THE POINT
Tone: DIRECT
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Skip the chit-chat and excuses, just tell me what actually happened on duty.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Efficiency in Law Enforcement Hierarchy

In Chinese law enforcement and grassroots policing, superiors or colleagues often use repetitive imperatives like '说事' to bypass pleasantries and prioritize mission-critical facts.

INTENT TAGS: #urging #directing_focus #reporting #efficiency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说事 SPOKEN CHUNK

get to the point / talk business

A common colloquial command used to tell someone to skip formalities or excuses and focus on the main topic.

出警 SPOKEN CHUNK

dispatch police / respond to a police call

A standard occupational term used by police personnel to describe going on a field mission or call.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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