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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E19 (19:16) HSK 2
lǎo xiē jiù shì nǐ jiàn guò de nà ge jū jī shǒu

老蝎就是你见过的那个狙击手

“Old Scorpion is the sniper you saw.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 19:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo xiē dào dǐ shì shén me yàng de rén

老蝎到底是什么样的人

“What kind of person is Old Scorpion?”

lǎo xiē jiù shì nǐ jiàn guò de nà ge jū jī shǒu CURRENT FOCUS

老蝎 就是你 见过 的 那个 狙击手

“Old Scorpion is the sniper you saw.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā shì lǎo xiē

他是老蝎

“He is Old Scorpion?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REVEALING IDENTITY
Tone: DIRECT
Emotion: GRAVITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Underworld Aliases (Waiming / Waihao)

Monikers beginning with 'Lao' (Old) paired with venomous creatures like 'Xie' (Scorpion) are classic tropes in Chinese espionage and criminal culture denoting ruthless seniority.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #identification #informing #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

is precisely; happens to be

Used for definitive identification or clarification between two concepts.

见过的 SPOKEN CHUNK

the one (you) have seen/met before

A past-experience relative clause modifier connecting the listener's memory to the target.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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