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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20 (40:08) HSK 3
gāng cái hái xiǎng duì wǒ xià dú shǒu

刚才还想对我下毒手

“He even tried to attack me just now,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 40:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yào wǒ tì tā yǐn mán xíng zōng

要我替他隐瞒行踪

“and asked me not to reveal his whereabouts.”

gāng cái hái xiǎng duì wǒ xià dú shǒu CURRENT FOCUS

刚才还想对我 下毒手

“He even tried to attack me just now,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bèi wǒ gěi zhì zhù le

被我给制住了

“but I subdued him.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REPORTING THREAT
Tone: AGGRIEVED
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Justification of Self-Defense

Highlighting the opponent's treacherous aggression ('下毒手') serves as moral and narrative justification for subduing or neutralizing them.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #self_justification #reporting #grievance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
下毒手 SPOKEN CHUNK

to strike viciously; to attack with murderous intent

An idiomatic expression describing ruthless, deadly actions against someone.

刚才 SPOKEN CHUNK

just now; a moment ago

Common temporal adverb used to describe an immediate past event.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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