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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18 (30:27) HSK 6
rén jiā de diàn huà lǐ yǐ jīng shuō dé hěn qīng chǔ le

人家的电话里 已经说得很清楚了

“They made it very clear on the phone.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 30:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà nǐ yīng gāi dāng miàn qù gēn tā liáo

“Then you should go talk to them in person.”

rén jiā de diàn huà lǐ yǐ jīng shuō dé hěn qīng chǔ le CURRENT FOCUS

人家 的 电话 里 已经 说得很清楚 了

“They made it very clear on the phone.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè shuō míng zhè jiù shì yí gè hěn yán zhòng de wèn tí

“That means this is a serious issue.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REJECTING SUGGESTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“There is no point in meeting face-to-face; their stance is already final.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Interpreting Explicit Language

When high-context communicators make their position explicitly clear over the phone, pressing for a face-to-face meeting can be seen as futile or confrontational.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #justification #assertiveness #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
说得很清楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

explained very clearly / explicitly stated

Commonly used to dismiss further debate by asserting that no ambiguity remains.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the completed nature of the action to close off further discussion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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