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《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E9 (25:20) HSK 4
suǒ yǐ wǒ xū yào zhǎo liǎng gè tì sǐ guǐ rēng zài jiù shēng tǐng shàng

所以我需要找两个替死鬼 扔在救生艇上

“So, I need to find two decoys. Throw them onto a lifeboat”

《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 25:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dào shí hòu zhǎo dào wǒ men bìng qiě bǎ wǒ men shā le nà zěn me bàn

“Then she'll find us and kill us. Then what do we do?”

suǒ yǐ wǒ xū yào zhǎo liǎng gè tì sǐ guǐ rēng zài jiù shēng tǐng shàng CURRENT FOCUS

所以我需 要找 两个 替死鬼 扔在救生艇上

“So, I need to find two decoys. Throw them onto a lifeboat”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiǎ zhuāng tā men táo pǎo le zhè yàng dǒng xiǎo jiě jiù huì xiān rù wéi zhǔ

“and make it look like they escaped. That way, Miss Dong will jump to the conclusion”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PROPOSING A SCHEME
Tone: DECISIVE
Emotion: RUTHLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“To save our own necks, other people are going to have to take the fall.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Ghost Finding a Substitute

The term '替死鬼' originates from traditional folklore where ghosts must find a mortal substitute to reincarnate, commonly applied colloquially to scapegoats.

INTENT TAGS: #scheming #scapegoating #self_preservation #deception
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
替死鬼 SPOKEN CHUNK

scapegoat / fall guy

Colloquial and vivid idiom referring to someone sacrificed in place of another, often used in pulp or crime contexts.

救生艇 SPOKEN CHUNK

lifeboat

A maritime term commonly appearing in survival and maritime thriller scenarios.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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