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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E3 (41:09) HSK 5
tā men yě shì àn zhào zhè ge chéng xù bàn shì

他们也是按照这个程序办事

“He was just following procedure.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 41:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN guān jiàn shì nà jǐng chá nà shì shén me tài dù

“The point is that this police officer has a bad attitude.”

tā men yě shì àn zhào zhè ge chéng xù bàn shì CURRENT FOCUS

他们 也是 按照 这个 程序 办事

“He was just following procedure.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuí zhī dào nǐ shuō tā zhè zhǐ shì zì jǐ xī dú hái shì fàn mài dú pǐn

“Who knows whether he just used drugs himself, or he also sold drugs?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEFENDING PROCEDURE
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Bureaucratic Neutrality (公事公办)

Separates personal goodwill from statutory duty; official actions are framed as impersonal executions of procedure rather than targeted hostility.

INTENT TAGS: #rationalizing #defusing #neutrality #procedure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
按照程序办事 SPOKEN CHUNK

act according to procedure; follow protocol

A frequent institutional phrase used to depersonalize official actions and explain strict or inflexible behavior.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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