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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E6 (12:52) HSK 4
lì xíng shàng mén jiǎn chá cǐ rén de nǚ ér cóng lán kāi sī tè dǎ lái diàn huà

例行上门检查 此人的女儿从兰开斯特打来电话

“Routine wellness. Your man's daughter in Lancaster called in.”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 12:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ān dé sēn jǐng yuán cóng méi shuō guò shòu hài rén de míng zì tā zhǐ shuō tā qù xiàn chǎng de mù dì shì ……

安德森警员从没说过受害人的名字 他只说他去现场的目的是…

“P.C. Anderson never said the victim's name. All he said was he was here on…”

lì xíng shàng mén jiǎn chá cǐ rén de nǚ ér cóng lán kāi sī tè dǎ lái diàn huà CURRENT FOCUS

例行上门检查 此人的女儿从兰开斯特 打来电话

“Routine wellness. Your man's daughter in Lancaster called in.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuō tā bà jǐ tiān méi huí tā diàn huà le

说她爸几天没回她电话了

“Said her dad hadn't returned her calls.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REPORTING INFORMATION
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Formal Case Registers

In Chinese investigative and administrative work, speakers switch from colloquial pronouns to semi-formal terms like '此人' to maintain professional distance and accuracy.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting #official_procedure #clarification #factual_statement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
例行 SPOKEN CHUNK

routine / standard procedure

A formal prefix often attached to official duties like inspections, checks, or health exams.

上门检查 SPOKEN CHUNK

home visit check / door-to-door welfare check

Combines '上门' (coming to the door) and '检查' (check/inspect), typical in administrative and police work.

此人 SPOKEN CHUNK

this person

Formal administrative pronoun commonly used in case reports and legal records rather than '这个人'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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