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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13 (32:42) HSK 4
shì bèi lǜ shī jiè shào wǒ gěi zhōu mèi rèn shí de

是贝律师介绍我给周媚认识的

“Lawyer Bei introduced me to Zhou Mei.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 32:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái shì xiān rèn shí wǒ men jiā bèi lǜ shī

还是先认识我们家贝律师

“or Lawyer Bei first?”

shì bèi lǜ shī jiè shào wǒ gěi zhōu mèi rèn shí de CURRENT FOCUS

是 贝律师 介绍 我 给 周媚 认识 的

“Lawyer Bei introduced me to Zhou Mei.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gōng zuò xū yào ma

工作需要嘛

“For work reasons.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CLARIFYING
Tone: EXPLANATORY
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't get the wrong idea; it was purely a professional introduction via Lawyer Bei.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi and Mediated Introductions

Tracing introductions back to a specific mediator establishes social legitimacy and clarifies the nature of interpersonal networks in Chinese social circles.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #alibi #social_ties #defensiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
介绍...给...认识 SPOKEN CHUNK

to introduce someone to someone else

Standard syntactic frame used when one person introduces another to an acquaintance.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as part of the 'shi... de' cleft construction, emphasizing the agent and circumstances of the introduction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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