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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E23 (37:26) HSK 7
tā nà tiān hái zài fǎ tíng shàng zuò wěi zhèng ne nǐ wàng le

她那天还在法庭上做伪证呢 你忘了

“She even gave false testimony in court the other day. Did you forget?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 37:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bié jī dòng nǐ xiàn zài shì yùn jī sù shàng tou le

“Calm down. Your hormones are all over the place right now.”

tā nà tiān hái zài fǎ tíng shàng zuò wěi zhèng ne nǐ wàng le CURRENT FOCUS

她那天 还在 法庭上 做伪证 呢 你忘了

“She even gave false testimony in court the other day. Did you forget?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè yào bú shì xuán yá lè mǎ kěn dìng sī fǎ jū liú le

“If she hadn't stopped in time, she would've been detained.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REFUTING WITH EVIDENCE
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop defending her! Have you forgotten that she literally lied under oath?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Legal Gravity of Perjury

In Chinese legal culture, committing perjury (做伪证) carries severe social and legal consequences, making it a definitive benchmark for judging someone's moral credibility.

INTENT TAGS: #refutation #reminder #reality_check #disbelief
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
做伪证 SPOKEN CHUNK

to commit perjury; to give false testimony

A specific legal term that is also commonly used in colloquial speech when describing courtroom drama or serious dishonesty.

你忘了 SPOKEN CHUNK

did you forget?; have you forgotten?

Used rhetorically at the end of a sentence to challenge the listener's selective memory or biased judgment.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an emphasis of factual reminder, highlighting the absurdity of the listener overlooking this key event.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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