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《The Truth》 S1·E16 (10:30) HSK 4
ā huǒ tā men lā zhè yàng de rén xià shuǐ

阿火他们拉这样的人下水

“With Huo's crew trying to involve someone like that,”

《The Truth》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 10:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé yè qiān de nà ge qīn qī guān xì yīng gāi shì zhēn de

和叶谦的那个亲戚关系 应该是真的

“really is related to Ye Qian.”

ā huǒ tā men lā zhè yàng de rén xià shuǐ CURRENT FOCUS

阿火他们拉 这样 的人 下水

“With Huo's crew trying to involve someone like that,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kàn lái zǎo jiù shì dǎ le zǒu jǐng chá nèi bù rén lù zi de zhǔ yì le

看来早就是 打了走警察内部人路子的主意了

“they've planned to exploit police connections.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: ANALYZING MOTIVES
Tone: ANALYTICAL AND OBJECTIVE
Emotion: VIGILANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Dragging into the Mud (拉下水)

A vivid Chinese metaphor reflecting how individuals with clean standing or power are corrupted by criminal elements to establish leverage or protection.

INTENT TAGS: #analysis #deduction #case_discussion #investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
拉下水 SPOKEN CHUNK

to drag someone into illicit or corrupt activities; to implicate

An essential idiomatic metaphor used when someone entices or forces an innocent or respectable person into illegal dealings.

这样的人 SPOKEN CHUNK

such a person; this type of person

Used to categorize an individual based on their specific background, vulnerability, or authority position.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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