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《The Knockout》 S1·E30 (00:51) HSK 7
zhè zhǒng zhè ge zhǔ dòng jiāo dài lì gōng de zhè ge jī huì nǐ bú shì bú yào ma

这种这个主动交代 立功的这个机会 你不是不要吗

“You don't want this kind of opportunity to take the initiative to confess and make contributions, right?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 00:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zuò de nà xiē shì qíng tā men yīng gāi yě dōu zhī dào

你做的那些事情 他们应该也都知道

“They should know what you did.”

zhè zhǒng zhè ge zhǔ dòng jiāo dài lì gōng de zhè ge jī huì nǐ bú shì bú yào ma CURRENT FOCUS

这种 这个 主动交代 立功的 这个 机会 你不是不要吗

“You don't want this kind of opportunity to take the initiative to confess and make contributions, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā men dōu yào

他们都要

“They all want it.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INTERROGATION PRESSURE
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are foolish to stay silent while others are ready to sell you out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Leniency for Confession (坦白从宽)

Chinese criminal justice places strong institutional and psychological emphasis on confession and cooperation as mitigating factors.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #challenging #pressure #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
主动交代 SPOKEN CHUNK

confess voluntarily / come clean on one's own initiative

A common legal and administrative collocation regarding admitting wrongdoing before being forced to.

立功 SPOKEN CHUNK

render meritorious service / earn leniency by helping police

Frequently used in criminal legal contexts when an offender provides leads on other suspects to reduce sentencing.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical negative question, challenging the interlocutor's previous choice.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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