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《The Truth》 S1·E15 (18:09) HSK 4
dāng shí hái shàng guò shè huì xīn wén ne dào bú shì yīn wèi zhè ge

当时还上过社会新闻呢 倒不是因为这个

“This case also made the local news at the time. Not exactly because of that,”

《The Truth》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 18:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì bù xū yào chéng dān zé rèn de lìng wài zhè ge shì

是不需要承担责任的 另外这个事

“Liao Guangyong, as the owner, wouldn't be liable. This case also made the local news at the time.”

dāng shí hái shàng guò shè huì xīn wén ne dào bú shì yīn wèi zhè ge CURRENT FOCUS

当时 还 上过社会新闻 呢 倒 不是因为 这个

“This case also made the local news at the time. Not exactly because of that,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ér shì zhào jùn xīn shēng chēng

而是赵俊欣声称

“but because Zhao Junxin claimed”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CLARIFYING INFORMATION
Tone: EXPLANATORY
Emotion: INTEREST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Shehui Xinwen (Social News Tabloids)

In Chinese media, 'social news' covers bizarre events, neighborhood scandals, and sensational incidents that capture widespread public attention.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #background_context #correcting_assumptions #investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
社会新闻 SPOKEN CHUNK

social news; community human-interest stories/crime news

Refers to everyday civic, crime, or public dispute news in contrast to political or financial news.

倒不是因为 SPOKEN CHUNK

it's not actually because...

Used to correct an assumption before introducing the real explanation (often paired with '而是').

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes an unexpected fact or reminds the listener of relevant background information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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