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《The Truth》 S1·E1 (20:44) HSK 4
jué de duì tā men hái zi de àn zi ne bù gòu zhòng shì

觉得对他们孩子的案子呢 不够重视

“They feel we didn't take their cases seriously enough.”

《The Truth》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 20:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS 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.”

jué de duì tā men hái zi de àn zi ne bù gòu zhòng shì CURRENT FOCUS

觉得 对他们孩子的案子呢 不够重视

“They feel we didn't take their cases seriously enough.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàn zài chū xiàn wáng rén àn jiàn le yòu huí guò tóu lái zhǎo tā men

“Now that there's been a murder, we're going back to them.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPLAINING GRIEVANCE
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Public Scrutiny of Law Enforcement

Chinese police work often involves intense public accountability, where perceived neglect of earlier minor cases before a major fatality occurs invites severe community backlash.

INTENT TAGS: #explaining #summarizing #case_review #grievance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不够重视 SPOKEN CHUNK

not paying enough attention to / not taking seriously enough

A polite and common way to critique an institution or person for neglecting an important issue.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Pauses the sentence to highlight the topic and soften the description of the conflict.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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