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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E26 (24:09) HSK 6
lǜ suǒ yě zāo shòu le miè dǐng zhī zāi

律所也遭受了灭顶之灾

“dooming the law firm.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 24:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN běi chén shōu shòu huì lù

北辰收受贿赂

“Beichen took bribes,”

lǜ suǒ yě zāo shòu le miè dǐng zhī zāi CURRENT FOCUS

律所也遭受了 灭顶之灾

“dooming the law firm.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yǐ wéi kāng jùn huì liú xià lái

我以为康俊会留下来

“I thought Kang Jun would stay”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DESCRIBING CRISIS
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: GLOOM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Collective Repercussions in Professional Circles

In Chinese professional culture, individual scandals such as bribery often directly bring collective collapse and fatal reputational damage to an entire firm.

INTENT TAGS: #crisis_reporting #lamenting #serious_statement #emphasizing_severity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
灭顶之灾 SPOKEN CHUNK

a crushing catastrophe; an existential disaster

A formal idiom used to describe an overwhelming calamity that threatens complete destruction.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates the completion of an action and the realization of a severe new reality.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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