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《The Knockout》 S1·E37 (21:39) HSK 7
tā de shì wǒ zhēn shì bù zhī dào hǎo guò zhī dào

他的事 我真是不知道好过知道

“I really don't know anything about his business.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E37
TIMECODE: 21:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ

所以

“So,”

tā de shì wǒ zhēn shì bù zhī dào hǎo guò zhī dào CURRENT FOCUS

他的事 我 真是不知道 好过 知道

“I really don't know anything about his business.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hé shū jì nà ge jìng wài zhàng hù chá dào le zhēn zhèng de hù zhǔ

何书记 那个境外账户查到了 真正的户主

“Secretary He, the offshore account has been traced. The real holder”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I wish I had never gotten involved; knowing this makes me an accomplice or a target.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Plausible Deniability in Bureaucracy

In Chinese administrative environments, excessive knowledge about a colleague's corruption turns passive bystanders into accessories, making feigned or desired ignorance a survival strategy.

INTENT TAGS: #distancing #self_protection #denial #regret
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不知道好过知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

better not to know than to know / ignorance is bliss

Used when knowledge brings legal liability, moral burden, or extreme danger.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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