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《The Lead》 S1·E26 (24:53) HSK 3
bù xìn nǐ wèn zhè

不信 你问这

“If you don't believe me, just ask.”

《The Lead》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 24:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ zhǐ hǎo xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

“So I had to make the call myself.”

bù xìn nǐ wèn zhè CURRENT FOCUS

不信 你问这

“If you don't believe me, just ask.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǐ jiě lǐ jiě wǒ zhè bú shì lái le ma

“Understood. Understood! I'm here now, aren't I?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: APPEALING TO WITNESS
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm not lying to you; ask them yourself if you doubt me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Vouching and Face-saving

Invoking a present peer as an immediate witness helps protect credibility and face when one has breached standard procedure.

INTENT TAGS: #defensiveness #verification #justification #appealing_to_evidence
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不信你问 SPOKEN CHUNK

if you don't believe it, just ask...

A very common spoken phrase used to invite immediate verification when someone sounds skeptical.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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