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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27 (25:07) HSK 6
zhè ge wǒ men yǒu guī dìng bù néng tòu lù jǔ bào rén de xìn xī

这个我们有规定 不能透露 举报人的信息

“We have regulations. We cannot reveal the informant's identity.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 25:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì shuí jǔ bào de wǒ men

是谁举报的我们

“who reported us?”

zhè ge wǒ men yǒu guī dìng bù néng tòu lù jǔ bào rén de xìn xī CURRENT FOCUS

这个 我们 有规定 不能透露 举报 人的信息

“We have regulations. We cannot reveal the informant's identity.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ huái yí

我怀疑

“I suspect”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: OBJECTIVE AND BUREAUCRATIC
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Institutional Shielding (按规定办)

In Chinese administrative culture, citing official rules ('有规定') serves as an impersonal shield to maintain neutrality and deflect interpersonal conflict.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #citing_policy #maintaining_confidentiality #impersonal_boundary
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有规定 SPOKEN CHUNK

there are rules / regulations in place

A standard and polite institutional buffer used to justify a refusal without sounding personally hostile.

举报人 SPOKEN CHUNK

informant / whistleblower

Formal legal/administrative term for someone who reports wrongdoing.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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