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《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0 (70:59) HSK 3
wǒ jiù wèn nǐ yī jù xiǎng bù xiǎng dài zuì lì gōng

我就问你一句 想不想戴罪立功

“Let me ask you. Want a chance to make up for this?”

《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0
TIMECODE: 70:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rén zāng bìng huò

人赃并获

“Caught red-handed.”

wǒ jiù wèn nǐ yī jù xiǎng bù xiǎng dài zuì lì gōng CURRENT FOCUS

我就问你一句 想 不想 戴罪立功

“Let me ask you. Want a chance to make up for this?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎng guì yù zhōng zài nǎ shuō

想 桂玉忠在哪 说

“Yes. Where is Gui Yuzhong? Tell me!”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: COERCIVE OFFER
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: ASSERTIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This is your last chance to save your own skin, so spill it right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Leniency for Confession (坦白从宽)

Chinese judicial culture heavily emphasizes reforming offenders who proactively confess and help catch accomplices, formalized in concepts like 'atening for crimes through merit' (立功).

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #ultimatum #leverage #demanding_confession
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
我就问你一句 SPOKEN CHUNK

I'll ask you just one thing

A powerful rhetorical opener used to strip away excuses, cut to the chase, and demand an immediate yes-or-no answer.

戴罪立功 SPOKEN CHUNK

redeem oneself by good service / atone for crimes with merit

A formal four-character legal idiom frequently used in law enforcement contexts to offer leniency in exchange for cooperation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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