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《The Knockout》 S1·E22 (03:41) HSK 4
shēn zài gāo wèi de rén shuí méi bèi zhěng guò cái liào

身在高位的人 谁没被整过材料

“Any one of us in a high position could be under investigation.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 03:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù shì shuō hái bù yán zhòng

就是说还不严重

“It couldn't be too serious.”

shēn zài gāo wèi de rén shuí méi bèi zhěng guò cái liào CURRENT FOCUS

身在高位 的人 谁没被整过材料

“Any one of us in a high position could be under investigation.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì wǒ yào tí xǐng nǐ

但是我要提醒你

“But I have to remind you.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RATIONALIZING
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't overreact; everyone at the top gets targeted like this sooner or later.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bureaucratic Dossier Culture (Zheng Cailiao)

In Chinese administrative environments, compiling negative documentation against rivals has historically been a typical method of political combat and power struggles.

INTENT TAGS: #downplaying #rationalization #cynicism #consolation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
身在高位 SPOKEN CHUNK

occupying a high position or rank

Use when referring to someone holding significant power, rank, or political responsibility.

整材料 SPOKEN CHUNK

to dig up dirt or compile an incriminating dossier against someone

A common institutional/political slang term for preparing compromising files to bring someone down.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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