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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E19 (11:33) HSK 6
xiàn zài jìng rán xiǎng yòng fá yín jiù cǎo cǎo liǎo shì

现在竟然想用罚银就草草了事

“And now you mean to settle this with a fine.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E19
TIMECODE: 11:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ nán zhào èr wáng zǐ wǎng sǐ yú dà táng

我南赵二王子枉死于大唐

“Our Second Prince of Nanzhao died unjustly in Great Tang.”

xiàn zài jìng rán xiǎng yòng fá yín jiù cǎo cǎo liǎo shì CURRENT FOCUS

现在 竟然 想用罚银 就 草草了事

“And now you mean to settle this with a fine.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jǐng gé lǎo

景阁老

“Senior Jing.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PROTESTING INJUSTICE
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL AND ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You think you can insult our nation and brush off our prince's murder with spare change?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Prestige and Blood Compensation

In imperial statecraft, reducing the death of royal family members to financial penalties was perceived as an unbearable insult to national dignity.

INTENT TAGS: #protest #condemnation #rejection #diplomatic pressure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
草草了事 SPOKEN CHUNK

to rush through a task carelessly; to settle matters perfunctorily

A common idiom used pejoratively when an important responsibility or crisis is handled carelessly without due diligence.

竟然 SPOKEN CHUNK

unexpectedly; to one's surprise (expressing indignation or disbelief)

Placed before verbs to underline shock, disbelief, or outrage at an unreasonable action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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