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《Agent from Above》 S1·E5 (16:15) HSK 3
nǐ de yì si shì shuō rú guǒ yé yé yī zhuàng gào dào yán luó wáng nà ér

你的意思是说 如果爷爷一状告到阎罗王那儿

“You mean if the girl's grandpa reports him,”

《Agent from Above》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 16:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wú tiān jī pà yé yé qù dì fǔ gào yīn zhuàng

吴天机怕爷爷去地府告阴状

“The one thing he's scared of is karma. It could destroy him.”

nǐ de yì si shì shuō rú guǒ yé yé yī zhuàng gào dào yán luó wáng nà ér CURRENT FOCUS

你的意思是说 如果 爷爷一状告到阎罗王 那 儿

“You mean if the girl's grandpa reports him,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà wú tiān jī sǐ hòu tā fàn guò de zuì jiù dōu táo bù diào le ?

那吴天机死后 他犯过的罪就都逃不掉了?

“when Tien-chi dies he'll be accountable for his crimes.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CLARIFYING INFORMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Underworld Justice (Yanluo Wang)

In traditional Chinese belief, Yanluo Wang rules the underworld court, ensuring that wrongdoers who escape human justice are ultimately punished in the afterlife.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #verification #inquiry #paraphrasing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你的意思是说 SPOKEN CHUNK

do you mean to say; are you implying

A staple conversational formula used to paraphrase and verify what another person has just stated.

告到 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lodge a complaint up to; to sue before

Combines filing a complaint with the specific judicial or authoritative figure hearing the case.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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