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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E12 (18:59) HSK 6
nà jiào běn néng fǎn yìng jiù rén yī shùn jiān de shì

那叫本能反应 救人 一瞬间的事

“It was just a reflex. Saving someone happens in a split second.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 18:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǐ jīng dà guò le tā de běn néng fǎn yìng

已经大过了他的本能反应

“was stronger than his own survival instinct.”

nà jiào běn néng fǎn yìng jiù rén yī shùn jiān de shì CURRENT FOCUS

那叫 本能反应 救人 一瞬间的事

“It was just a reflex. Saving someone happens in a split second.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN běn néng fǎn yìng nà zhè shǔ yú shì yī xué fàn chóu le nà wǒ kě jiù bù dǒng le

本能反应 那这属于是医学范畴了 那我可就不懂了

“Purely instinct. Well, if we're getting into biology, that's way over my head.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CLARIFYING MOTIVE
Tone: ASSERTIVE AND OBJECTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

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Debating whether heroic deeds stem from conscious moral character or split-second instinctive duty is a common theme in Chinese societal discussions of good deeds.

INTENT TAGS: #counter_argument #explanation #rationalizing #assertion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
本能反应 SPOKEN CHUNK

instinctive reaction; gut reflex

Used to describe an automatic physical or behavioral response without conscious deliberation.

一瞬间的事 SPOKEN CHUNK

a matter of a split second

Colloquial structure '...的事' emphasizing how fast or simple a phenomenon is.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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