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《Light to the Night》 S1·E27 (34:58) HSK 7
lǎo shí jiāo dài shì nǐ wéi yī de chū lù

老实交代是你唯一的出路

“Tell the truth. It's your only way out.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 34:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ jiù bú yào zài bào yǒu rèn hé jiǎo xìng yě bié xiǎng zhe bāo bì shuí

你就不要再抱有任何侥幸 也别想着包庇谁

“Stop thinking you'll get lucky. Don't try to protect anyone either.”

lǎo shí jiāo dài shì nǐ wéi yī de chū lù CURRENT FOCUS

老实交代 是你 唯一的出路

“Tell the truth. It's your only way out.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú shì wǒ bù jiāo dài

“It's not that I won't talk.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: WARNING
Tone: COMMANDING
Emotion: STERNNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Leniency for Confession Policy

Reflects the foundational Chinese criminal justice principle of 'leniency toward those who confess, severity toward those who resist'.

INTENT TAGS: #pressuring #warning #demanding_confession #intimidating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
老实交代 SPOKEN CHUNK

come clean / confess truthfully

A highly formulaic imperative frequently heard in legal interrogations and serious discipline contexts.

唯一的出路 SPOKEN CHUNK

the only way out / sole option

Used to describe a situation where no alternatives exist except the stated course of action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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