《COURT!》 S1·E12 (18:42)
HSK 6
rén de běn néng dōu shì qū lì bì hài de
人的本能都是趋利避害的
“Human beings are wired for self-preservation.”
《COURT!》
S1·E12
TIMECODE: 18:42
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ gào sù nǐ
我告诉你
“Trust me.”
rén de běn néng dōu shì qū lì bì hài de
CURRENT FOCUS
人 的 本能 都是 趋利避害 的
“Human beings are wired for self-preservation.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
tā de běn néng fǎn yìng
他的本能反应
“His natural reflex”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
JUSTIFYING BEHAVIOR
Tone:
OBJECTIVE
Emotion:
CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame him; anyone would have looked out for their own skin in that situation.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Realism
Appealing to human nature ('qu li bi hai') is a common communicative strategy in Chinese to diffuse moral condemnation and explain pragmatic choices.
INTENT TAGS:
#rationalizing
#philosophizing
#excusing
#explaining_motives
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
趋利避害
SPOKEN CHUNK
to pursue profit and avoid harm; to seek benefits while dodging disadvantages
A formal idiom widely used in both formal discussions and spoken commentary about human psychology.
本能
SPOKEN CHUNK
instinct
Used to denote involuntary human impulses or natural behavioral patterns.
Modal Particle「的」 (de)
CHANGE OF STATE
Used at the end of the sentence to assert certainty and affirm the validity of the statement.
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2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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