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《Million-Follower Detective》 S1·E2 (19:13) HSK 4
yīn wèi kē zhēn duì de rén zài wǒ zǒng yào zuò gè yàng zi

因为科侦队的人在 我总要做个样子

“Crime Investigation Unit… I need to put on an act.”

《Million-Follower Detective》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 19:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà tiān bù hǎo yì sī

“I'm sorry about the other day.”

yīn wèi kē zhēn duì de rén zài wǒ zǒng yào zuò gè yàng zi CURRENT FOCUS

因为 科侦队 的人 在 我总要做个样子

“Crime Investigation Unit… I need to put on an act.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhī dào

我知道

“Yeah, I know.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPLAINING BEHAVIOR
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: APOLOGETIC
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not take it personally; I was just acting tough for the bosses watching.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Surface Compliance (Zuo Yangzi)

In workplace hierarchies, performing overt adherence to procedure is often necessary to appease overseeing peers while private understandings exist between close partners.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #face_saving #reassurance #camaraderie
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做个样子 SPOKEN CHUNK

put on an act; go through the motions

Use this spoken idiom when performing an action purely for appearance or bureaucratic compliance.

科侦队 SPOKEN CHUNK

forensic crime investigation unit

A specific legal and police term in Taiwanese Mandarin for forensic detectives.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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