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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (41:48) HSK 6
wèi shén me bù gào sù wǒ nǐ shēng bìng le wǒ shì nǐ de dài lǐ lǜ shī

为什么不告诉我你生病了 我是你的代理律师

“Why didn't you tell me that you're sick? I'm your representative lawyer.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 41:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zěn me le zhè shì yǒu rén yūn dǎo le

怎么了这是 有人晕倒了

“What's going on? Someone passed out.”

wèi shén me bù gào sù wǒ nǐ shēng bìng le wǒ shì nǐ de dài lǐ lǜ shī CURRENT FOCUS

为什么不告诉我 你 生病了 我是 你 的 代理律师

“Why didn't you tell me that you're sick? I'm your representative lawyer.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yǒu quán lì zhī dào nǐ de qíng kuàng

“I have the right to know your condition.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You should trust me; keeping secrets jeopardizes both your health and our case.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Professional Duty vs. Emotional Concern

Chinese professionals like lawyers often blend rigorous professional boundaries with personal, quasi-familial concern when clients face life-threatening issues.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #confrontation #concern #professional_duty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
代理律师 SPOKEN CHUNK

attorney of record; legal counsel

A standard legal term used in formal and professional contexts to describe an attorney representing a client.

为什么不告诉我 SPOKEN CHUNK

why didn't you tell me

A direct rhetorical pattern expressing frustration or hurt when kept in the dark.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state regarding the client's medical condition.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

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