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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27 (28:22) HSK 7
wǒ de gōng zuò shì wéi hù zhì ān dǎ jī fàn zuì

我的工作是维护治安 打击犯罪

“My job is to maintain order and fight crime,”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 28:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shàng cì nà ge bào jiǎ jǐng de gū jì jiù shì wú jiāng

“The one who filed that false report last time was probably Wu Jiang.”

wǒ de gōng zuò shì wéi hù zhì ān dǎ jī fàn zuì CURRENT FOCUS

我的 工作 是 维护治安 打击犯罪

“My job is to maintain order and fight crime,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú shì tì nǐ gēn wǒ gē qīng chú yì jǐ

“not to help you and Chun get rid of your competition.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: RIGHTEOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not ask me to abuse my badge to do your dirty work.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi vs. Professional Duty

Law enforcement officers in China often face intense pressure when relatives try to leverage family ties (guanxi) to settle private disputes or eliminate rivals.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #professional_integrity #refusal #moral_stance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
维护治安 SPOKEN CHUNK

maintain public order and security

A standard collocated phrase used when describing police or security responsibilities.

打击犯罪 SPOKEN CHUNK

fight crime; crack down on criminal activity

Formal official language commonly used in legal, police, and civic contexts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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