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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E19 (19:55) HSK 5
shèn zhì méi yǒu bì yào de shí hòu wǒ men dōu jiàn bú dào tā zhè ge rén

甚至没有必要的时候 我们都见不到他这个人

“none of us saw him in person unless it was absolutely necessary.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 19:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè ge rén píng cháng dōu duǒ zài bèi hòu duǒ zài àn dì lǐ méi yǒu chēng hū

这个人平常都躲在背后 躲在暗地里 没有称呼

“This person usually hides behind the scenes, lurking in the shadows. He has no public identity—”

shèn zhì méi yǒu bì yào de shí hòu wǒ men dōu jiàn bú dào tā zhè ge rén CURRENT FOCUS

甚至 没有必要的时候 我们都 见不到 他 这个人

“none of us saw him in person unless it was absolutely necessary.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā shǒu dǐ xià yǒu yí gè jiào qī shū de lǎo jiā huǒ

“He has an old man working under him who goes by the name Qi,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROVIDING INFORMATION
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Behind-the-Scenes Boss (幕后黑手)

In Chinese crime dramas, top criminal figures deliberately sever direct operational links, operating solely through senior lieutenants to preserve anonymity.

INTENT TAGS: #informing #describing #explaining #emphasizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
甚至 SPOKEN CHUNK

even; so far as to

Placed before an extreme example to intensify the description of an unusual situation.

没有必要的时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

when it is not necessary; unless necessary

A handy conversational conditional phrase indicating lack of necessity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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