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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29 (35:03) HSK 7
chá xiōng shǒu sān gè zì shuō qǐ lái róng yì

查凶手三个字 说起来容易

“Finding the killer is easier said than done.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 35:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bú yào qū jiě zhā cuò de yì si

“don't twist Zhacuo's words.”

chá xiōng shǒu sān gè zì shuō qǐ lái róng yì CURRENT FOCUS

查 凶手 三个字 说起来容易

“Finding the killer is easier said than done.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn zhè me duō nián guò qù le

但这么多年过去了

“But so many years have passed.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CHALLENGING IDEALISM
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have no idea how hard this actually is, so stop acting like it's a simple task.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Realism vs. Idealistic Demands

In Chinese discourse, confronting someone with real-world constraints (like time and resources) is a common rhetorical move to ground overly idealistic expectations.

INTENT TAGS: #reality_check #countering #highlighting_difficulty #tempering_expectations
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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easier said than done

A common rhetorical chunk used to counter overly optimistic or naive demands by pointing out real-world difficulty.

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