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《River Sunset》 S1·E19 (40:17) HSK 5
shì bù kě kào de

是不可靠的

“...is unreliable.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 40:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ de nà ge zhōng guó nǚ rén

你的那个中国女人

“That Chinese woman of yours...”

shì bù kě kào de CURRENT FOCUS

是不 可靠 的

“...is unreliable.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě kào de hái shì wǒ men rì běn de nǚ rén

可靠的还是我们日本的女人

“Only our Japanese women are reliable.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: WARNING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are being foolish to trust her; her loyalty lies elsewhere and she will betray you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: In-group Bias and Wartime Loyalty

In historical and espionage narratives, nationality is frequently treated as an absolute indicator of loyalty, overriding personal affection.

INTENT TAGS: #distrust #warning #criticism #bias
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不可靠 SPOKEN CHUNK

unreliable / untrustworthy

Used to describe people, information, or equipment that cannot be depended on.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions in the '是...的' construction to assert and reinforce the truth of a descriptive judgment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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