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《The Guilty》 S1·E14 (19:15) HSK 3
lù míng wǒ wèn nǐ zhè shì jiè shàng yǒu shén me hǎo rén ma

陆鸣 我问你 这世界上有什么好人吗

“Lu Ming, let me ask you. Is there such a thing as a good person in this world?”

《The Guilty》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 19:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suàn bù suàn shì gěi xùn nàn zhě yí gè jiāo dài

“Doesn't that count as justice for the victims?”

lù míng wǒ wèn nǐ zhè shì jiè shàng yǒu shén me hǎo rén ma CURRENT FOCUS

陆鸣 我问你 这世界上 有什么好人 吗

“Lu Ming, let me ask you. Is there such a thing as a good person in this world?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā liú zhì jūn mǎ dé róng tā shì hǎo rén ma

他刘志军马德荣他是好人吗

“Are Liu Zhijun and Ma Derong good people?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: RHETORICAL QUESTIONING
Tone: PROVOCATIVE
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't lecture me about morality—everyone is dirty, including you and the victims.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Relativism Under Crisis

In Chinese dramatic dialogue, questioning whether anyone is truly 'good' serves as a classic psychological defense to dissolve guilt and deflect ethical responsibility.

INTENT TAGS: #provocation #deflection #justification #cynicism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
我问你 SPOKEN CHUNK

let me ask you; tell me this

Commonly used in heated arguments or direct confrontations to seize conversational control and demand a response.

这世界上 SPOKEN CHUNK

in this world

Used to make sweeping, philosophical, or dramatic generalizations.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question expecting a negative answer rather than genuinely seeking information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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