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《River Sunset》 S1·E40 (32:41) HSK 7
nǐ yě shì zhí zé suǒ zài

你也是职责所在

“You were just doing your duty.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 32:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN sī lìng guān gé xià

司令官阁下

“Commander.”

nǐ yě shì zhí zé suǒ zài CURRENT FOCUS

你 也是 职责所在

“You were just doing your duty.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǐ yào wù huì jiě chú jiù hǎo le

“As long as the misunderstanding is cleared up.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RELIEVING BLAME
Tone: UNDERSTANDING
Emotion: REASSURANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't worry about offending me; I know you were just following protocol.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Face-Saving Through Duty

Attributing friction to institutional protocol ('职责所在') allows both parties to preserve face and defuse interpersonal tension.

INTENT TAGS: #absolution #reassurance #professionalism #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
职责所在 SPOKEN CHUNK

a matter of duty / one's official responsibility

A four-character idiom frequently used to absolve someone of personal blame by citing professional obligations.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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