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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E4 (14:13) HSK 7
qù bù qù shěn nà shì lìng wài yī huí shì

去不去审那是另外一回事

“Whether I go interrogate him is another.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 14:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shěn bù shěn dé chū lái shì yī huí shì

“Whether I can get something out of him is one thing.”

qù bù qù shěn nà shì lìng wài yī huí shì CURRENT FOCUS

去不去审 那是 另外一回事

“Whether I go interrogate him is another.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhī dào jīn tiān suī rán tā méi yǒu chéng rèn

我知道今天 虽然他没有承认

“I know today, he didn't admit it,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DISTINGUISHING ISSUES
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't use uncertain results as an excuse not to do our job.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sense of Professional Duty (责任心)

In Chinese institutional culture, executing one's defined responsibility (the process) is often treated as an absolute moral obligation, regardless of outcome.

INTENT TAGS: #distinction #insistence #professionalism #counterargument
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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那是另外一回事 SPOKEN CHUNK

that is a completely different matter / that is another issue altogether

A common rhetorical phrase used to separate two distinct aspects of an issue and dismiss irrelevant conflation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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