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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E20 (36:23) HSK 4
zhěng jiàn shì qíng míng bǎi zhe jiù shì yǒu rén zài zuò jú

整件事情明摆着 就是有人在做局

“This whole thing is clearly a setup.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 36:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ bù jiē shòu yòu néng zěn me yàng

我不接受又能怎么样

“What else can I do?”

zhěng jiàn shì qíng míng bǎi zhe jiù shì yǒu rén zài zuò jú CURRENT FOCUS

整件事情 明摆着 就是 有人 在 做局

“This whole thing is clearly a setup.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo bǎn qīng chǔ tóng shì qīng chǔ

老板清楚 同事清楚

“The boss and my colleagues know it.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPOSING CONSPIRACY
Tone: BITTER
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know I was framed, and everyone else knows it too, even if we cannot fight it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Politics and Framing (做局)

Refers to intricate interpersonal office politics where individuals scheme to make others take the blame for failures.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #exposing_schemes #venting #workplace_politics
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
明摆着 SPOKEN CHUNK

completely obvious; clear for all to see

Used in spoken Chinese to emphasize an undeniable and blatant fact.

做局 SPOKEN CHUNK

to set up a trap; to frame someone

Commonly used when referring to deliberate scheming, manipulation, or scams.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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