《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (02:55)
HSK 6
wǒ jiù zhī dào zhè tiān xià méi yǒu miǎn fèi de wǔ cān
我就知道这天下 没有免费的午餐
“I knew there's no such thing as a free lunch.”
《Hold A Court Now》
S1·E4
TIMECODE: 02:55
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
qín lǜ shī
秦律师
“Ms. Qin.”
wǒ jiù zhī dào zhè tiān xià méi yǒu miǎn fèi de wǔ cān
CURRENT FOCUS
我就知道 这天下 没有 免费的 午餐
“I knew there's no such thing as a free lunch.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǎn cān
晚餐
“Dinner.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
EXPRESSING SUSPICION
Tone:
WRY
Emotion:
SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Alright, stop beating around the bush—what's the catch?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Calculated Reciprocity
In Chinese social and business interactions, unsolicited favors often entail unstated expectations of mutual benefit or return obligations.
INTENT TAGS:
#skepticism
#probing
#calling_out
#anticipation
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
我就知道
SPOKEN CHUNK
I knew it all along
Used to express vindication or confirmation of one's prior suspicions.
没有免费的午餐
SPOKEN CHUNK
there is no such thing as a free lunch
A common loan idiom used when suspecting that a favor or deal comes with hidden costs.
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3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (02:55) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus