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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E26 (20:08) HSK 4
dōu shì yī xiē jiàn bù dé guāng de shì

都是一些见不得光的事

“shady business.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 20:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā zuò de

他做的

“He only did”

dōu shì yī xiē jiàn bù dé guāng de shì CURRENT FOCUS

都是一些 见不得光的事

“shady business.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN biǎo miàn shàng shì zuò wài mào mài yào cái àn dì lǐ

表面上是做外贸 卖药材 暗地里

“On the surface, he was in foreign trade, selling medicinal herbs, but secretly,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REVEALING ILLICIT ACTIVITY
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Everything he does is dirty and under the table.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dark vs. Light Metaphor

In Chinese culture, matters done 'in the light' are upright and honest, whereas anything 'unable to see the light' entails shameful, taboo, or criminal behavior.

INTENT TAGS: #exposure #condemnation #suspicion #characterization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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见不得光 SPOKEN CHUNK

shady, illicit, unable to face public scrutiny

A common colloquial idiom used to describe illegal business deals, hidden secrets, or corrupt dealings.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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