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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E1 (12:58) HSK 7
shì shí shì kǎ ěr jiù lián diàn nǎo yě néng qīng ér yì jǔ dì gào sù nǐ

事实是 卡尔 就连电脑也能轻而易举地告诉你

“The truth is, Carl, a computer could just as easily tell you”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 12:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shuō le wǒ míng bái nǐ de yì si le

我说了我明白你的意思了

“I said I got your point.”

shì shí shì kǎ ěr jiù lián diàn nǎo yě néng qīng ér yì jǔ dì gào sù nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

事实 是 卡尔 就连 电脑 也能 轻而易举地 告诉你

“The truth is, Carl, a computer could just as easily tell you”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài lì sī gōng yuán shì jiàn fā shēng hòu

在利斯公园事件发生后

“that after the incident in Leith Park,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REFUTING
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You say you get it, but you are deliberately ignoring an obvious reality that even a machine can spot.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Workplace Confrontation

While indirect communication is common in Chinese workplace culture, referencing objective data or tools like computers serves to de-escalate personal blame while firmly maintaining one's ground.

INTENT TAGS: #refuting #emphasizing_facts #confrontation #challenging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
事实是 SPOKEN CHUNK

the truth is; the fact of the matter is

Used at the beginning of a statement to introduce an undeniable reality or counter an objection.

轻而易举 SPOKEN CHUNK

with ease; effortlessly

A common four-character idiom (chengyu) describing tasks that require very little effort.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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