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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E10 (27:31) HSK 7
nà wǒ men xiàn zài shì yào yù cè yī xià yú lùn fēng xiàng zài zuò jué dìng ma

那我们现在 是要预测一下舆论风向 再做决定吗

“Are we supposed to gauge the media sentiment before we make a decision?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 27:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhù zhòu wéi nüè de hú tú chóng le

助纣为虐的糊涂虫了

“who aided a villain and can't tell right from wrong.”

nà wǒ men xiàn zài shì yào yù cè yī xià yú lùn fēng xiàng zài zuò jué dìng ma CURRENT FOCUS

那我们现在 是要预 测一下 舆论风向 再 做决定 吗

“Are we supposed to gauge the media sentiment before we make a decision?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù bù wǒ bú shì nà yì si zán men pàn àn

不不 我不是那意思 咱们判案

“No, no, that's not what I mean. When we rule on a case,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CHALLENGING RATIONALE
Tone: CHALLENGING
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you seriously suggesting we let public opinion dictate our verdict instead of the law?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Trial by Public Opinion (舆论审判与司法公正)

In contemporary Chinese jurisprudence, balancing public sentiment (民意) with strict statutory law is a major institutional and ethical controversy.

INTENT TAGS: #rhetorical_question #confrontation #challenging #professional_integrity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
舆论风向 SPOKEN CHUNK

direction/trend of public opinion

A sophisticated expression frequently used in media, legal, and political discussions.

再做决定 SPOKEN CHUNK

make a decision afterwards

Expresses sequential logic indicating that action depends on an antecedent condition.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a rhetorical question, intensifying the challenge.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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