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《The Knockout》 S1·E22 (38:47) HSK 6
nà jiù shì rén jiā yǒu zì jǐ de yú pà wǒ men gěi tí qián diào le

那就是人家有自己的鱼 怕我们给提前钓了

“I guess they are waiting for some bigger fish. They're afraid we'll disturb them before taking action.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 38:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

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

联系不上

“I can't reach him.”

nà jiù shì rén jiā yǒu zì jǐ de yú pà wǒ men gěi tí qián diào le CURRENT FOCUS

那就 是 人家 有自己的鱼 怕我们给提前钓了

“I guess they are waiting for some bigger fish. They're afraid we'll disturb them before taking action.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qiáng gē

强哥

“Brother Qiang.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SPECULATING MOTIVE
Tone: SPECULATIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are dodging our calls because they want to take care of this target themselves before we steal their credit.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Coded Metaphorical Jargon (黑话)

In Chinese criminal underworld or high-stakes factional conflicts, speakers avoid naming people or illegal tasks directly, using metaphors like 'fishing' to obscure illicit operations.

INTENT TAGS: #inferring #territoriality #distrust #shrewdness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
那就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

that means / so that's why

Used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a logical inference or conclusion based on prior facts.

怕我们给提前钓了 SPOKEN CHUNK

afraid we would catch it beforehand

Here '钓' (to fish) is used as underworld slang/metaphor for catching, baiting, or handling a specific target.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks completed change of state within the hypothetical clause.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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