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《River Sunset》 S1·E40 (30:18) HSK 3
shén me shí hòu kē wén de huà

什么时候柯文的话

“Since when did Kewen's words...”

《River Sunset》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 30:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dà dǎo hào duì zhǎng

大岛浩队长

“Captain Oshima Hiroshi.”

shén me shí hòu kē wén de huà CURRENT FOCUS

什么时候 柯文 的话

“Since when did Kewen's words...”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yě kě yǐ chéng wéi zhèng cí le

也可以成为证词了

“...become admissible testimony?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DISMISSING CLAIM
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“That person's words are completely untrustworthy and meaningless.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Question for Discreditation (Fanwen)

Using 'since when' as a rhetorical opener strongly conveys that the premise is preposterous and that the person cited has zero credibility.

INTENT TAGS: #discrediting #rhetorical challenge #skepticism #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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什么时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

since when; when

Rhetorically used at the start of a sentence to challenge the validity of an absurd premise.

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1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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