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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E2 (12:54) HSK 5
wǒ bèi rèn wéi shì bàn shì fēi cháng kě kào

我被认为是办事非常可靠

“[woman] I'm considered a very safe pair of hands.”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 12:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN - nǐ wèi shén me yào zhè me zuò ? - zhè shì fǎ yuàn de jué dìng

- 你为什么要这么做? - 这是法院的决定

“[Carl] Why? - [woman] It was the court's decision. - Mm.”

wǒ bèi rèn wéi shì bàn shì fēi cháng kě kào CURRENT FOCUS

我 被认为是 办事 非常 可靠

“[woman] I'm considered a very safe pair of hands.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ de jī gòu zhī fù le yī bǐ xiāng dāng bù fēi de fèi yòng gōng zhào gù wēi lián zhī yòng

我的机构支付了一笔相当不菲的费用 供照顾威廉之用

“My institute pays William's expenses, which are considerable.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTIONS
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I was entrusted with this because I am qualified, so do not question my motives.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Professional Reliability (办事可靠)

In Chinese culture, asserting that one is 'reliable in handling affairs' invokes a core civic virtue that commands credibility and discourages further interference.

INTENT TAGS: #self_justification #credibility_defense #asserting_authority
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
办事 SPOKEN CHUNK

to handle matters / to get things done

A very common verb-object collocation referring to handling practical tasks or bureaucratic procedures.

被认为是 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be considered as / to be regarded as

A passive construction frequently used in formal discourse to appeal to collective consensus or external validation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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