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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E4 (30:04) HSK 4
yǐ wéi kě yǐ mán tiān guò hǎi shèn zhì fàng qì le qián táo

以为可以瞒天过海 甚至 放弃了潜逃

“after killing and dumping the body and even gave up fleeing.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 30:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lài zhèng tiān zài shā rén pāo shī yǐ hòu

赖正天 在杀人抛尸以后

“Lai Zhengtian thought he could get away”

yǐ wéi kě yǐ mán tiān guò hǎi shèn zhì fàng qì le qián táo CURRENT FOCUS

以为 可以 瞒天过海 甚至 放弃 了 潜逃

“after killing and dumping the body and even gave up fleeing.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhēn xiāo zhāng a

真嚣张啊

“So arrogant.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CASE ANALYSIS
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: The Thirty-Six Stratagems

Idioms derived from the Thirty-Six Stratagems like 'man tian guo hai' are commonly woven into everyday Mandarin to convey tactical deception.

INTENT TAGS: #criminal_profiling #criticism #evaluating #accusation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
瞒天过海 SPOKEN CHUNK

to practice deception / to pull the wool over someone's eyes

A classical idiom from the Thirty-Six Stratagems used to describe brazenly concealing the truth.

潜逃 SPOKEN CHUNK

to abscond / to flee from justice

Formal crime-related term frequently used in news and police reports for running away secretly.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of an action or change of state regarding the suspect abandoning flight.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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