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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E35 (30:14) HSK 5
wán zhěng de zhèng jù liàn nǐ xiàn zài zhè me zuò jiù shì dǎ cǎo jīng shé

完整的证据链 你现在这么做 就是打草惊蛇

“a complete chain of evidence. Doing this now will only alert them”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 30:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo hán shì pāi dào le yī xiē dōng xī kě kěn dìng hái gòu bù chéng

老韩是拍到了 一些东西 可肯定还构不成

“Han did capture something. But it definitely doesn't form”

wán zhěng de zhèng jù liàn nǐ xiàn zài zhè me zuò jiù shì dǎ cǎo jīng shé CURRENT FOCUS

完整的 证据链 你现在 这么做 就是 打草惊蛇

“a complete chain of evidence. Doing this now will only alert them”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huì ràng tā men gèng jiā dī fáng

会让他们更加提防

“and make them even more guarded.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CAUTIONING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Restraint (打草惊蛇)

Derived from classical Chinese military stratagems, acting only when a decisive blow is guaranteed remains a core pragmatic principle in strategic conflict and modern policing.

INTENT TAGS: #caution #strategic_warning #dissuasion #risk_management
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
打草惊蛇 SPOKEN CHUNK

to alert the enemy prematurely; to act rashly and give warning

A common idiom drawn from the Thirty-Six Stratagems, used when urging someone to proceed with stealth.

证据链 SPOKEN CHUNK

chain of evidence

A technical legal term commonly used in police work, journalism, and investigations.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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