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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E7 (08:43) HSK 4
zhè zhǒng shì qíng zěn me gēn jǐng chá shuō

这种事情怎么跟警察说

“How can we tell the police about this?”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 08:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shī zōng le huáng zǒng bù rán bào jǐng ba

“He's missing? Ms. Huang. Let's call the police.”

zhè zhǒng shì qíng zěn me gēn jǐng chá shuō CURRENT FOCUS

这种事情 怎么跟警察说

“How can we tell the police about this?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ér qiě xiāo xī chuán chū qù

而且消息传出去

“And if the word gets out,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REJECTING PROPOSAL
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We cannot involve the police because it will expose things we must hide.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Fear of Official Scrutiny

In Chinese business and personal affairs, involving the police can bring unwanted public exposure and loss of face, prompting figures of authority to handle problems privately.

INTENT TAGS: #objection #cover_up #rejection #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
怎么跟...说 SPOKEN CHUNK

how can one explain to...

Used rhetorically to indicate that an issue is too delicate, bizarre, or compromising to explain to a specific party.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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