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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E9 (28:25) HSK 3
kě shì dà gōng yī jiàn wǒ men bù guò shì xiǎng qì àn tóu míng

可是大功一件 我们不过是想弃暗投明

“If you take us back, you'll make great merit. We just switched allegiance.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 28:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liáng gōng zi zài cǐ xún luó lù yù shān fěi jiāng wǒ men yā huí qù

梁公子在此巡逻 路遇山匪 将我们押回去

“You patrolled here and ran into bandits. If you take us back, you'll make great merit.”

kě shì dà gōng yī jiàn wǒ men bù guò shì xiǎng qì àn tóu míng CURRENT FOCUS

可是 大功一件 我们 不过是 想 弃暗投明

“If you take us back, you'll make great merit. We just switched allegiance.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liáng gōng zi mò yào duō xīn

梁公子莫要多心

“Don't be suspicious.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Take us in and get the credit; don't suspect our motives.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Converting Enemies into Political Credit

Facilitating an enemy's peaceful surrender provides commanders with bloodless military accomplishments prized in bureaucratic hierarchy.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #bargaining #feigning_loyalty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
大功一件 SPOKEN CHUNK

a great meritorious deed / a major credit

A set phrase used to emphasize the substantial glory or professional reward of an accomplishment.

弃暗投明 SPOKEN CHUNK

to leave the darkness and turn to the light; to defect from the evil side to the righteous side

A classic idiom used when surrendering, defecting, or publicly declaring an ideological turnaround.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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