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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3 (11:57) HSK 5
yǒu jiàn shì qíng wǒ yào gēn nǐ què rèn yī xià

有件事情 我要跟你确认一下

“there's something I need to confirm with you.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 11:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yuán gào

原告

“Plaintiff,”

yǒu jiàn shì qíng wǒ yào gēn nǐ què rèn yī xià CURRENT FOCUS

有件事情 我要 跟你 确认一下

“there's something I need to confirm with you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nín qǐng shuō

您请说

“Please go ahead.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Judicial Politeness and Control

Judges or adjudicators in Chinese courts use formal and measured phrasing like '确认一下' to maintain courtroom decorum while asserting procedural authority.

INTENT TAGS: #verification #questioning #procedure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有件事情 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is a matter / one thing

A polite, standard conversational opener used before bringing up an important topic.

确认一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

confirm / double-check

Common soft phrasing in professional settings to indicate routine verification.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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