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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13 (17:13) HSK 4
zhǔ yào shì wǒ yě yǒu diǎn sī xīn zhè bù míng tiān jǐng chá hái lái ma

主要是我也有点私心 这不明天警察还来吗

“To be honest, I have a selfish reason too. The police are coming again tomorrow,”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 17:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN míng tiān méi kòng nà gǎi tiān nǎ tiān yǒu kòng de shí hòu qǐng dà jiā chī gè fàn

明天没空那改天 哪天有空的时候 请大家吃个饭

“Well, if tomorrow doesn't work, then another day. Whenever you're free, I'll treat you.”

zhǔ yào shì wǒ yě yǒu diǎn sī xīn zhè bù míng tiān jǐng chá hái lái ma CURRENT FOCUS

主要是 我也有 点 私心 这不 明天警察还来 吗

“To be honest, I have a selfish reason too. The police are coming again tomorrow,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bèi lǜ shī zài wǒ néng duō wèn jǐ jù

贝律师在 我能多问几句

“and with Lawyer Bei there, I can ask a few more questions.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: JUSTIFYING REQUEST
Tone: CANDID
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I need your legal help tomorrow when the police arrive, so let's stick together.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Admitting Personal Interest (坦白私心)

Openly acknowledging a minor personal motive disarms suspicion and signals sincerity, making requests appear transparent rather than manipulative.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #admission #persuasion #seeking_support
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
有点私心 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a bit of selfish motive or personal interest

A polite, self-effacing way to candidly admit that one's suggestion serves one's own advantage.

这不... SPOKEN CHUNK

as you know; after all; isn't it the case that...

Used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce an obvious or shared fact as justification.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Used in a rhetorical question to prompt agreement on a known upcoming event.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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