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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E20 (01:58) HSK 7
yāng ér zhǐ néng jiāng zì jǐ de suǒ jiàn suǒ wén rú shí shuō chū

泱儿只能将自己的所见所闻如实说出

“I can only tell you exactly what I saw and heard.”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 01:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiǎo jiě cǐ shì guān xì zhòng dà

“My Lady, this is a matter of great importance.”

yāng ér zhǐ néng jiāng zì jǐ de suǒ jiàn suǒ wén rú shí shuō chū CURRENT FOCUS

泱儿 只能 将 自己的 所见所闻 如实说 出

“I can only tell you exactly what I saw and heard.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhì yú zhēn xiàng rú hé

至于真相如何

“As for the truth,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DEFENDING HONESTY
Tone: EARNEST AND DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not blame me for what happened; I am merely reporting the unvarnished facts.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Fact-Witness Shielding

When an inferior must disclose painful information about their master's kin, emphasizing adherence to pure eyewitness fact serves as their sole defense against charges of disloyalty.

INTENT TAGS: #testimony #honesty #self_justification #neutrality
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
所见所闻 SPOKEN CHUNK

what one has seen and heard; firsthand observations

A common formal four-character idiom emphasizing eyewitness experience rather than hearsay.

如实 SPOKEN CHUNK

truthfully; as it actually happened

A formal adverb frequently combined with reporting verbs like '说出', '报告', or '反映'.

只能 SPOKEN CHUNK

can only; have no choice but to

Emphasizes practical or ethical limitation, deflecting personal responsibility.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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