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《The Truth》 S1·E1 (23:30) HSK 7
jiù tā táo pǎo de shí hòu kàn jiàn yí gè bèi yǐng

就他逃跑的时候看见一个背影

“I only saw his back when he ran away.”

《The Truth》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 23:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ méi kàn qīng liǎn

所以没看清脸

“so I didn't see his face.”

jiù tā táo pǎo de shí hòu kàn jiàn yí gè bèi yǐng CURRENT FOCUS

就他逃跑 的时候 看见一个背影

“I only saw his back when he ran away.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gè tóu gēn wǒ péng yǒu chà bu duō gāo dà gài yī mǐ qī wǔ zuǒ yòu ba

个头跟我朋友差不多高 大概一米七五左右吧

“He was about the same height as my friend, around 1.75 meters tall, I guess.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROVIDING EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Witness Descriptions in Interrogations

Speakers frequently preface hesitant testimonies with conversational fillers like '就' to soften uncertainty while recounting high-stress observations.

INTENT TAGS: #testimony #description #clarifying_limits #eyewitness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
逃跑的时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

at the moment of fleeing / running away

Standard temporal clause used to describe an event occurring while someone is in flight.

看见一个背影 SPOKEN CHUNK

caught sight of someone from behind

Used when only the rear silhouette of an individual is observed rather than their face.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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