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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15 (35:28) HSK 4
jiàn wǒ men cóng lái dōu shì dài miàn jù

见我们从来都是戴面具

“He always met us wearing a mask.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15
TIMECODE: 35:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kǒng què wéi rén jǐn shèn

“Peacock is extremely cautious.”

jiàn wǒ men cóng lái dōu shì dài miàn jù CURRENT FOCUS

见我们从来都是戴面具

“He always met us wearing a mask.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ bù zhī dào

我不知道

“I do not know.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROVIDING TESTIMONY
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not blame me for not knowing; they never showed their face.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shifting Culpability in Interrogation

When interrogated or questioned, witnesses often emphasize the perpetrator's calculated secrecy to preemptively absolve themselves of suspicion or ignorance.

INTENT TAGS: #testimony #self_defense #explaining #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
从来都是 SPOKEN CHUNK

has always been; without exception

Emphasizes an invariant habit or ongoing state that has never changed across time.

戴面具 SPOKEN CHUNK

to wear a mask

Used literally for physical masks or metaphorically to describe hiding one's true intentions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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