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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E2 (36:27) HSK 6
bú yào zhuī jiū tā men de zé rèn le

不要追究他们的责任了

“could you not hold them responsible?”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 36:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ zhè cì néng bù néng

所以这次能不能

“So this time”

bú yào zhuī jiū tā men de zé rèn le CURRENT FOCUS

不要 追究 他们的责任了

“could you not hold them responsible?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yòng bù zhe

用不着

“Don't bother.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PLEADING LENIENCY
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please let them off the hook this time and drop the issue.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Showing Mercy (Qiu Qing)

Interceding on behalf of others to request leniency is a common dynamic aimed at preserving interpersonal harmony and second chances.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #leniency #intervention #de-escalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
追究责任 SPOKEN CHUNK

hold someone accountable; investigate responsibility

A very common formal collocation in work and legal contexts when assigning blame or pursuing penalties.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a change of state or a plea to cease an ongoing or planned course of action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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