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《The Knockout》 S1·E4 (12:58) HSK 4
nǐ zhè cì dài lái de xiǎo dì shì jǐng chá

你这次带来的小弟 是警察

“The man you brought here today is a cop.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 12:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gāng shōu dào xiāo xī

刚收到消息

“I just got the news.”

nǐ zhè cì dài lái de xiǎo dì shì jǐng chá CURRENT FOCUS

你这次带来的小弟 是警察

“The man you brought here today is a cop.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chuán hái shì zhèng cháng kāi

船还是正常开

“Sail the yacht as normal”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CONFRONTING
Tone: CHILLING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You screwed up badly and brought a cop into our operation.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Underworld Hierarchy (大哥 and 小弟)

In Chinese organized crime parlance, leaders ('大哥') are strictly held accountable for the loyalty and actions of their recruits ('小弟').

INTENT TAGS: #warning #confronting #exposing #accusing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
这次带来的 SPOKEN CHUNK

the one brought along this time

A noun phrase structure used to specify someone introduced on a specific occasion.

小弟 SPOKEN CHUNK

underling / junior follower / henchman

Slang in underworld, gang, or hierarchical social circles for a subordinate follower.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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