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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21 (06:23) HSK 4
shuǎi diào liǎng gè gēn bān cái néng huí lái yī tàng

甩掉两个跟班才能回来一趟

“and shake off two tails just to come back.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21
TIMECODE: 06:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yǎn le yī chū dà xì

我演了一出大戏

“I had to put on quite a show”

shuǎi diào liǎng gè gēn bān cái néng huí lái yī tàng CURRENT FOCUS

甩掉两个跟班 才能 回来一趟

“and shake off two tails just to come back.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě shì gāo luó qiān tā xià shǒu méi gè qīng zhòng

“But Gao Luoqian has no sense of restraint.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REPORTING DIFFICULTY
Tone: URGENT
Emotion: TENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It wasn't easy getting back here undetected, so listen carefully to what I found.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Undercover Espionage Dynamics

In historical and crime dramas, operative characters frequently highlight the difficulty of evading surveillance (甩尾巴/甩跟班) to build dramatic stakes.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting #evasion #justifying_delay #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
甩掉 SPOKEN CHUNK

to shake off; to get rid of (tails or pursuers)

Commonly used in action or crime contexts when ditching someone trailing behind you.

跟班 SPOKEN CHUNK

henchmen; lackeys; followers

A colloquial noun referring to subordinate followers or monitors assigned to track someone.

才能回来一趟 SPOKEN CHUNK

only then could manage to return for a visit

Used to express that an action was made possible only after fulfilling an arduous condition.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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