《Unsettled Case》 S1·E2 (19:41)
HSK 3
yì zhí zài gōng zuò hěn wǎn cái huí jiā
一直在工作 很晚才回家
“working all hours, coming home late.”
《Unsettled Case》
S1·E2
TIMECODE: 19:41
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ shuō bù hǎo zhǐ shì tā zǒng shì jīn pí lì jìn
我说不好 只是她总是筋疲力尽
“I couldn't say, just that she was always exhausted,”
yì zhí zài gōng zuò hěn wǎn cái huí jiā
CURRENT FOCUS
一直在 工作 很晚才 回家
“working all hours, coming home late.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
tā yǒu tí guò shén me rén wēi xié tā ma ？
她有提过什么人威胁她吗？
“Did she ever mention receiving threats?”
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Scene:
Legal & Police
Function:
PROVIDING INFORMATION
Tone:
INFORMATIVE
Emotion:
CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Use of 'Cai' (才) for Lateness
In Chinese syntax, '才' placed before a verb highlights that an event occurred unusually late, expressing subjective judgment about the difficulty or delay.
INTENT TAGS:
#testimony
#routine_description
#clarification
#fact_stating
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
一直在工作
SPOKEN CHUNK
working continuously; working non-stop
Used to describe an ongoing, unbroken state of working.
很晚才回家
SPOKEN CHUNK
not returning home until very late
The particle '才' emphasizes that the action happened later than expected or desired.
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2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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