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《Agent from Above》 S1·E6 (24:41) HSK 7
wǒ yí dìng yào ràng xiōng shǒu fù chū dài jià

我一定要让凶手付出代价

“I want to make sure that man pays.”

《Agent from Above》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 24:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhēn de …… wǒ zhēn de méi yǒu shén me néng bāng nǐ de le

我真的…我真的没有什么能帮你的了

“The truth is, I really can't help you much anymore.”

wǒ yí dìng yào ràng xiōng shǒu fù chū dài jià CURRENT FOCUS

我一定 要 让 凶手 付出代价

“I want to make sure that man pays.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ bù xiāng xìn jǐng chá wǒ yào zài wǎng shàng bào guāng

我不相信警察 我要在网上曝光

“I don't trust the police. I'm… I'm gonna put this online.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING DETERMINATION
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Vindication and Justice

Making a wrongdoer 'pay the price' reflects deep moral outrage and the psychological necessity of closure when institutional systems feel inadequate.

INTENT TAGS: #resolve #vengeance #determination
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
付出代价 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pay the price

A strong idiomatic phrase used when someone must suffer consequences for their wrongful actions.

一定要 SPOKEN CHUNK

definitely must / determined to

Placed before verbs to indicate an unshakable resolve or obligation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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