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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (39:42) HSK 6
zhēn bù zhī dào dāng chū wèi shén me yào jiē nǐ zhè ge àn zi

真不知道当初 为什么要接你这个案子

“I wonder why I accepted your case back then.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 39:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bù zhī dào zhè jǐ tiān zhǎo nǐ zhǎo dé yǒu duō xīn kǔ

“You don't know how difficult it was to find you in the last few days.”

zhēn bù zhī dào dāng chū wèi shén me yào jiē nǐ zhè ge àn zi CURRENT FOCUS

真不知道 当初 为什么要接 你 这个 案子

“I wonder why I accepted your case back then.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dǎo méi sǐ le

倒霉死了

“I'm so unlucky.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: RESENTFUL
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are a total nightmare to work with and I wish I had never met you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Venting of Professional Frustration

While Chinese service and legal cultures prioritize professional decorum, crossing extreme stress thresholds often results in blunt verbal lamentation regarding bad luck.

INTENT TAGS: #regret #complaint #blaming #frustration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
真不知道当初 SPOKEN CHUNK

I really don't know why back then...

A very common expression to express buyer's remorse or deep regret over a past choice.

接你这个案子 SPOKEN CHUNK

take on this case of yours

Used by professionals like lawyers, investigators, or agents when referring to accepting a commission.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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