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《The Truth》 S1·E15 (19:17) HSK 7
jiù shì shuō tā de nǎo zi bù tài qīng xǐng shuō de huà bù néng dàng zhēn

就是说她的脑子不太清醒 说的话不能当真

“implying that she wasn't thinking straight and her words were dubious.”

《The Truth》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 19:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chēng dāng shí zhào jùn xīn shì shāng xīn guò dù míng lǐ àn lǐ

“He said Zhao Junxin was overwhelmed by grief, implying that she wasn't thinking straight”

jiù shì shuō tā de nǎo zi bù tài qīng xǐng shuō de huà bù néng dàng zhēn CURRENT FOCUS

就是 说她的 脑子不太清醒 说的 话 不能当真

“implying that she wasn't thinking straight and her words were dubious.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhào jùn xīn ne yě jiē shòu le lǐ mǒu de péi cháng

赵俊欣呢 也接受了李某的赔偿

“Zhao Junxin accepted Li's compensation.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CLARIFYING MEANING
Tone: OBJECTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Discrediting Testimony by Emotional State

Dismissing an opposing party's claims by framing them as emotionally overwhelmed or not clear-headed is a common narrative tactic in mediation and disputes.

INTENT TAGS: #summarizing #clarification #evaluating_evidence #interpretation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就是说 SPOKEN CHUNK

that is to say / in other words

Commonly used to rephrase, summarize, or clarify a preceding statement.

不能当真 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot be taken seriously / not to be taken as fact

Use when dismissing someone's words as unreliable, joking, or irrational.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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