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《The Heir》 S1·E26 (34:09) HSK 7
shì yǒu rén duì zhè jiāo tǒng dòng le shǒu jiǎo

是有人对这胶桶动了手脚

“someone tampered with the glue bucket.”

《The Heir》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 34:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè yú jiāo yī shì

这鱼胶一事

“Regarding the Isinglass,”

shì yǒu rén duì zhè jiāo tǒng dòng le shǒu jiǎo CURRENT FOCUS

是 有人 对这胶桶 动了手脚

“someone tampered with the glue bucket.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huàn le tǒng dǐ què méi yǒu zuò fáng shuǐ

换了桶底 却没有做防水

“They replaced the bottom of the bucket but didn't make it waterproof.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MAKING AN ACCUSATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Underhanded Sabotage (动暗手脚)

In traditional guild and craft trades, rivals often resort to subtle sabotage rather than open confrontation to ruin a competitor's reputation.

INTENT TAGS: #detecting_sabotage #accusing #revealing_truth
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
动手脚 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tamper with; to play underhanded tricks

A common idiomatic verbal phrase referring to illicit or covert manipulation of objects or accounts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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