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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E6 (22:20) HSK 5
wǒ men shǒu xiān xū yào zhī dào shì shuí gěi biàn fāng tōng fēng bào xìn de cái néng què dìng

我们首先需要知道 是谁给辩方通风报信的 才能确定

“We can't say without knowing who it was that fed the defense.”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 22:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè dōu shì gé lán mǔ · fēn qí de zé rèn ?

这都是格兰姆·芬奇的责任?

“And this is all on Graham Finch?”

wǒ men shǒu xiān xū yào zhī dào shì shuí gěi biàn fāng tōng fēng bào xìn de cái néng què dìng CURRENT FOCUS

我们首先需 要知道 是谁 给辩方 通风报信 的 才能 确定

“We can't say without knowing who it was that fed the defense.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suǒ yǐ rú guǒ sī rén qíng gǎn dí què yǐng xiǎng le shěn pàn

所以如果私人情感的确影响了审判

“So, if the personal stuff did feed into the trial,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SETTING PREREQUISITES
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Prudence and Fact-finding Before Blame

In professional and legal disputes, emphasizing rigorous verification prevents premature loss of face or false accusations against colleagues.

INTENT TAGS: #condition_setting #investigation #neutrality #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
通风报信 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tip off or leak inside information

An idiomatic four-character expression typically carrying a negative connotation regarding covertly passing secrets to adversaries.

才能确定 SPOKEN CHUNK

only then can it be confirmed

A common logical connector phrase specifying a prerequisite condition before drawing a conclusion.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions here as part of the 'shi...de' cleft construction emphasizing the subject who leaked the information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
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