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《The Truth》 S1·E18 (15:30) HSK 7
lǎo shí jiāo dài bié yǐ wéi wǒ men bù zhī dào

老实交代 别以为我们不知道

“Tell the truth. You think we don't know the role you played in this case?”

《The Truth》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 15:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ yào shì zhēn bù zhī qíng miáo xiǎo lán wèi shén me yào gěi nǐ qián

你要是真不知情 苗晓兰为什么要给你钱

“If you were irrelevant, why would Miao Xiaolan pay you?”

lǎo shí jiāo dài bié yǐ wéi wǒ men bù zhī dào CURRENT FOCUS

老实交代 别以为 我们 不知道

“Tell the truth. You think we don't know the role you played in this case?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zài zhè ge àn zi lǐ bàn yǎn de jué sè

你在这个案子里扮演的角色

“You think we don't know the role you played in this case?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEMANDING CONFESSION
Tone: INTIMIDATING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Give up lying; we already have evidence on you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Psychological Interrogation Tactics (Tanshibeikuan)

In Chinese law enforcement, officers routinely emphasize that leniency follows honest confession while resistance brings harsher punishment, starting by breaking the suspect's psychological defense.

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

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
老实交代 SPOKEN CHUNK

to confess honestly and come clean

Standard phrase in legal contexts or disciplinary situations where an authority demands total truth.

别以为 SPOKEN CHUNK

do not think / do not assume that...

Used to challenge the other person's assumptions or warn them against foolish misconceptions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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