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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E15 (11:38) HSK 5
fǎ lǜ kàn de shì zhèng jù

法律看的是证据

“The law attaches importance to evidence.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 11:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xiāng xìn nǐ yǒu yì yì ma

我相信你有意义吗

“Is it meaningful for me to believe you?”

fǎ lǜ kàn de shì zhèng jù CURRENT FOCUS

法律 看的是 证据

“The law attaches importance to evidence.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ xīn lǐ hěn qīng chǔ

你心里很清楚

“You know very well in your heart.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: STATING HARD TRUTH
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: RATIONALITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It doesn't matter whether I believe you or not; without solid proof, you have no case.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rule of Evidence vs Human Sentiment (法理与人情)

A central tension in modern Chinese society between 'Renqing' (interpersonal sentiment/loyalty) and legal rationalism ('Falü'), where the speaker stresses that sentiment cannot override legal reality.

INTENT TAGS: #realism #rationalizing #pragmatism #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
看的是 SPOKEN CHUNK

what matters is / focuses on

A spoken emphasis structure used to redirect focus toward the decisive factor in a situation.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions within the cleft-like emphasis pattern '看的是' to highlight the object 'evidence'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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