《The Knockout》 S1·E20 (38:41)
HSK 3
wǒ gěi nǐ men jiǎng gè gù shì ba
我给你们讲个故事吧
“Let me tell you a story.”
《The Knockout》
S1·E20
TIMECODE: 38:41
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
ān jǐng guān
安警官
“Officer An.”
wǒ gěi nǐ men jiǎng gè gù shì ba
CURRENT FOCUS
我 给你 们 讲个故事 吧
“Let me tell you a story.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
jiǎng méi wèn tí wǒ ài tīng lái
讲 没问题 我爱听 来
“Sure, no problem. I like it. Come on.”
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Scene:
Legal & Police
Function:
INDIRECT COMMUNICATION
Tone:
SUGGESTIVE
Emotion:
CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Listen closely to this allegory; it reveals truths I cannot say directly.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Allegorical Communication (借事喻理)
In Chinese rhetorical traditions, especially during high-stakes psychological battles, telling a parable allows a speaker to convey profound warnings without direct confrontation.
INTENT TAGS:
#allegory
#probing
#indirect_speech
#storytelling
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
讲个故事
SPOKEN CHUNK
tell a story
A common conversational opening often used in serious discussions to introduce an analogy, allegory, or case study.
Modal Particle「吧」 (ba)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the imperative into a courteous, solicitous proposal.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Knockout》 S1·E20 (38:41) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus