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《Light to the Night》 S1·E12 (29:45) HSK 4
shì bú shì zhēn de yǒu yòng bǎo zhèng yǒu yòng

是不是真的有用 保证有用

“is actually useful. It'll definitely be useful.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 29:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wú zhèng xióng suàn bù suàn dài zuì lì gōng yào kàn nǐ tǔ chū de xiàn suǒ

吴正雄 算不算戴罪立功 要看你吐出的线索

“Wu Zhengxiong. Whether it counts as meritorious service depends on whether the information you provide”

shì bú shì zhēn de yǒu yòng bǎo zhèng yǒu yòng CURRENT FOCUS

是不是真的有用 保证有用

“is actually useful. It'll definitely be useful.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN 1997 nián jiù yǒu rén dào lù xiàng tīng lái zhǎo xiǎo huī láng mǎi xiōng

1997年 就有人到录像厅来 找小灰狼买凶

“Back in '97, someone came to the video rental shop to hire Wolfie to kill someone.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SEEKING REASSURANCE
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please trust me, this information is solid and I need it to count toward my leniency.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dai Zui Li Gong (Redeeming Oneself through Service)

A deeply rooted legal and moral principle in China where providing critical clues or catching accomplices mitigates one's criminal liability.

INTENT TAGS: #plea #bargaining #guarantee #self_preservation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
保证有用 SPOKEN CHUNK

guaranteed to be useful / definitely helpful

Use this to firmly convince someone skeptical about the utility of an object or piece of information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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《Light to the Night》 S1·E12 (29:45) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus