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《The Truth》 S1·E2 (32:15) HSK 4
nǐ bǎ rén mìng dāng shén me bǎ fǎ lǜ dāng shén me le

你把人命当什么 把法律当什么了

“What is human life to you? What do you take the law for?”

《The Truth》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 32:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè sān gè hái shì zài dú shū de hái zi

这三个还是在读书的孩子

“These are still kids in school.”

nǐ bǎ rén mìng dāng shén me bǎ fǎ lǜ dāng shén me le CURRENT FOCUS

你 把人命当什么 把法律 当什么了

“What is human life to you? What do you take the law for?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiāng lián hóng

江连洪

“Jiang Lianhong,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MORAL CONDEMNATION
Tone: FURIOUS, ACCUSATORY, STERN
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are utterly monstrous and have no respect for human decency or the law!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sacredness of Human Life and Law

Invoking 'renming' (human life) and 'falü' (the law) carries immense moral weight in Chinese legal drama dialogues, representing absolute ethical baselines.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #indignation #condemnation #accusation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
把...当什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

what do you take ... for?

A powerful rhetorical structure used to express indignation over someone treating an important matter lightly.

人命 SPOKEN CHUNK

human life

Often used in serious ethical, legal, or emergency scenarios.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the culmination of emotional outrage at the end of the rhetorical outburst.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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