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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E16 (35:40) HSK 4
shì fā zhī qián nǐ men liǎ zài nǎ ér ?

事发之前 你们俩在哪儿?

“Before it happened, where were you two?”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 35:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì

是

“Understood.”

shì fā zhī qián nǐ men liǎ zài nǎ ér ? CURRENT FOCUS

事发之前 你们俩 在哪儿 ?

“Before it happened, where were you two?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huí xiàn zhǔ wǒ liǎ zài yào fáng zhěng lǐ xīn de yào wù

回县主 我俩在药房整理新的药物

“Your Ladyship, we were in the dispensary, sorting the new medicines.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INTERROGATING ALIBI
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Account for your whereabouts right before this happened.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Investigative Hierarchy

Authority figures in traditional Chinese settings directly question subordinates, who are expected to provide precise and respectful alibis.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #establishing_alibi #direct_questioning #fact_finding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
事发之前 SPOKEN CHUNK

before the incident occurred

A standard phrase used in legal, investigative, or formal contexts when establishing a timeline.

你们俩 SPOKEN CHUNK

the two of you

Colloquial and direct way to address two individuals as a unit.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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