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《The Knockout》 S1·E38 (32:31) HSK 7
wǒ xī wàng nǐ néng rèn zhēn jiāo dài nǐ de wèn tí

我希望你能 认真交代你的问题

“I hope you can answer our questions honestly.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 32:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù zài gé bì fáng jiān jiē shòu wèn xùn

就在隔壁房间接受问讯

“is being questioned in the next room.”

wǒ xī wàng nǐ néng rèn zhēn jiāo dài nǐ de wèn tí CURRENT FOCUS

我希望 你能 认真 交代 你的问题

“I hope you can answer our questions honestly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN èr líng yī sì nián èr yuè èr shí bā rì

二零一四年 二月二十八日

“February 28, 2014,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEMANDING CONFESSION
Tone: STERN
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop lying and confess everything right now, or things will go worse for you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Leniency for Confession (坦白从宽)

In Chinese legal culture, authorities often formally prompt suspects to 'confess issues' (交代问题) as an opportunity to display remorse and potentially earn lighter sentencing.

INTENT TAGS: #demanding_confession #warning #asserting_authority #investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
交代问题 SPOKEN CHUNK

to confess wrongdoing or account for one's misconduct

A highly specific institutional and legal term used by investigators when ordering a suspect or errant official to admit their guilt.

我希望你 SPOKEN CHUNK

I expect you to / I demand that you

While literally translating to 'I hope you', in formal hierarchical settings it acts as an authoritative directive rather than a simple wish.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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