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《The Knockout》 S1·E38 (40:46) HSK 5
jiù shì wèi le xún zhǎo tā shī sàn de ér zi yě xǔ zhè ge ér zi

就是为了寻找 他失散的儿子 也许这个儿子

“in the past decade in search of his lost son. Maybe this son”

《The Knockout》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 40:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǐng dǎo wǒ shì zhè me rèn wéi yí gè fù qīn hán xīn rú kǔ shí duō nián

领导 我是这么认为 一个父亲 含辛茹苦十多年

“Sir, I think that father has gone through so much”

jiù shì wèi le xún zhǎo tā shī sàn de ér zi yě xǔ zhè ge ér zi CURRENT FOCUS

就是为了 寻找 他 失散的儿子 也许 这个 儿子

“in the past decade in search of his lost son. Maybe this son”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shì yīn gōng xī shēng mái zài gāo sù lù dǐ xià le

“was murdered for what he knew and buried under the highway.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PLEADING CASE
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Emotion in Bureaucracy

Subordinates often frame harsh procedural requests around universal filial values (parent-child bond) to morally compel superiors to act.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #appealing_to_empathy #reporting #advocacy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就是为了 SPOKEN CHUNK

simply for the sake of / solely to

Used to clarify the core, singular motivation behind someone's actions.

失散的 SPOKEN CHUNK

separated / missing

A formal and emotive term commonly used to describe family members torn apart by tragedy or time.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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