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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6 (38:42) HSK 2
běn guān duàn àn zhè me zhǎng shí jiān

本官断案这么长时间

“I have been a judge for so long,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 38:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ

岂有此理

“Preposterous!”

běn guān duàn àn zhè me zhǎng shí jiān CURRENT FOCUS

本官断案 这么长 时间

“I have been a judge for so long,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tóu yī huí jiàn yuán gào bú dào xiàn chǎng de

“but this is the first time I've seen a plaintiff absent from court.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPRESSING ANNOYANCE
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE AND DISPLEASED
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I have run courts for decades and this blatant disrespect is completely unacceptable.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Magisterial Authority (Guanwei)

In imperial China, local magistrates held absolute legal and administrative authority; failing to appear in court directly insulted the magistrate's official dignity.

INTENT TAGS: #asserting_authority #complaint #disapproval #indignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
本官 SPOKEN CHUNK

I, this magistrate / officer

An imperial-era first-person pronoun used exclusively by officials when exercising official authority.

断案 SPOKEN CHUNK

to judge a court case; to deliver a verdict

A classical/formal collocation referring to deciding judicial cases.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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