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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E37 (37:33) HSK 7
jīn yè fēn míng shì yǒu rén shè xià quān tào

今夜分明是有人设下圈套

“it's clear that someone set a trap tonight,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E37
TIMECODE: 37:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bì xià

陛下

“Your Majesty,”

jīn yè fēn míng shì yǒu rén shè xià quān tào CURRENT FOCUS

今夜 分明是 有人 设下圈套

“it's clear that someone set a trap tonight,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎng yào xiàn hài chén hé wǔ ān hóu

“trying to frame the Marquis of Wu'an and me.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DEFENDING ONESELF
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not blame me; our enemies orchestrated this entire thing to ruin us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pleading Innocence in Imperial Court (Biandu)

When facing lethal suspicion from the throne, officials immediately frame the accusation as a political conspiracy to protect their life and political faction.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #deflection #accusation #appeal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
分明是 SPOKEN CHUNK

clearly is / obviously

Used to emphasize an obvious truth or strongly argue one's interpretation of a suspicious situation.

设下圈套 SPOKEN CHUNK

set up a trap / lay an ambush

A common idiom used when accusing someone of planning a deceitful scheme or conspiracy.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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