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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E19 (30:01) HSK 6
zhā zhā dào liè fèn zǐ de lǎo dǐ gèng hǎo dì kāi zhǎn gōng zuò ma

查查盗猎分子的老底 更好地开展工作嘛

“Checking the poachers' backgrounds helps us work better.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 30:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men xún shān duì xiàn zài dōu bù jìn shān le ma gǎi chá àn le

“Does the Mountain Patrol not go into the mountains anymore and are investigating cases now?”

zhā zhā dào liè fèn zǐ de lǎo dǐ gèng hǎo dì kāi zhǎn gōng zuò ma CURRENT FOCUS

查查 盗猎分子的老底 更好地 开展工作 嘛

“Checking the poachers' backgrounds helps us work better.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà nǐ jīn tiān zhōng wǔ hái zài zhè ér chī ma

“Are you eating here for lunch today?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTION
Tone: JUSTIFICATORY
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't question our methods; doing background checks is part of doing the job right.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bureaucratic Justification

Invoking operational efficiency ('carrying out work better') is a standard way in Chinese administrative culture to deflect scrutiny from procedural shifts.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #defensiveness #rationalization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
查老底 SPOKEN CHUNK

to investigate someone's background or history

A colloquial phrase used when digging into someone's past secrets or criminal history.

开展工作 SPOKEN CHUNK

to carry out work or launch operations

A standard semi-formal bureaucratic collocation commonly used in professional and administrative contexts.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the statement as self-evident and obvious, urging the listener to agree with the rationale.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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