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《The Truth》 S1·E15 (20:15) HSK 3
nà shì lǎo liào de péng yǒu wǒ bù tài qīng chǔ

那是老廖的朋友 我不太清楚

“He was Liao's friend. I don't really know.”

《The Truth》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 20:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN néng lián xì shàng ma

能联系上吗

“Can you contact that Li guy who borrowed your husband's car?”

nà shì lǎo liào de péng yǒu wǒ bù tài qīng chǔ CURRENT FOCUS

那是 老廖的 朋友 我 不太清楚

“He was Liao's friend. I don't really know.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī rì fū qī bǎi rì ēn a

“You were partners for life, right?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEFLECTING
Tone: EVASIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't ask me, this has nothing to do with me and I don't want to get involved.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Ambiguity and Shifting Responsibility

Denying detailed knowledge about another person's circle is a common Chinese face-saving tactic to avoid getting entangled in others' disputes.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #hedging #distancing #evasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不太清楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

not very clear; not sure

A polite and common hedge used to decline answering, disclaim knowledge, or avoid involvement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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