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《The Truth》 S1·E1 (20:37) HSK 6
èr shí duō tiān sān qǐ àn zi tài pín fán le

二十多天三起案子 太频繁了

“Three crimes in over 20 days is too frequent.”

《The Truth》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 20:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì wǒ men néng zhuā dào rén yīng gāi huì yǒu bāng zhù

对我们能抓到人应该会有帮助

“should help us catch him.”

èr shí duō tiān sān qǐ àn zi tài pín fán le CURRENT FOCUS

二十多天三起案子 太频繁了

“Three crimes in over 20 days is too frequent.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ér qiě qián liǎng qǐ àn zi de shòu hài rén jiā shǔ duì wǒ men hěn yǒu yì jiàn

而且前两起案子的受害人家属 对我们很有意见

“Families of the first two victims are unhappy with us.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPRESSING URGENCY
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We are under immense pressure and cannot afford any more delays before another victim is attacked.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Accountability and Public Pressure in Chinese Law Enforcement

Chinese police departments face rigorous performance metrics (po'an lü) and severe scrutiny when multiple high-profile cases occur within a short time frame.

INTENT TAGS: #urgency #case_review #risk_assessment #stress
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
二十多天 SPOKEN CHUNK

more than twenty days

Placing '多' after a ten-unit number indicates an approximation of 'twenty-something days'.

太频繁了 SPOKEN CHUNK

too frequent / occurring too often

Use this structure to express that an undesirable event is happening with alarming regularity.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as an intensifier with '太', marking an excessive or critical state.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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