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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E2 (45:51) HSK 5
wǒ men xià dìng jué xīn yào gǎo míng bái tā jiū jìng chū le shén me shì

我们下定决心要搞明白 她究竟出了什么事

“We're determined to find, uh, what happened to her,”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 45:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ méi lǐ tè de àn jiàn hěn hé shì chéng wéi wǒ men dì yí gè chóng xīn diào chá de àn zi

所以梅里特的案件很合适 成为我们第一个重新调查的案子

“so it feels fitting that Merritt Lingard's case is the first that we will be, um… [clicks tongue] …reopening.”

wǒ men xià dìng jué xīn yào gǎo míng bái tā jiū jìng chū le shén me shì CURRENT FOCUS

我们 下定决心 要 搞明白 她 究竟 出了什么事

“We're determined to find, uh, what happened to her,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèi le zuò dào zhè yì diǎn wǒ men xū yào gè wèi de bāng zhù

为了做到这一点 我们需要各位的帮助

“and to do that, we're, um, asking for your help.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DECLARING DETERMINATION
Tone: RESOLUTE AND PROFESSIONAL
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Collective Responsibility in Law Enforcement

Using 'women' (we) emphasizes institutional solidarity and public duty when addressing an audience or investigative team.

INTENT TAGS: #resoluteness #investigation #commitment #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
下定决心 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make up one's mind; to be determined

Used when committing firmly to a decision or major course of action.

搞明白 SPOKEN CHUNK

to figure out; to get to the bottom of

A very common colloquial expression meaning to fully understand or solve a puzzle/problem.

究竟 SPOKEN CHUNK

after all; on earth; precisely

Placed before question words to emphasize a strong desire to know the underlying truth.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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