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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E17 (04:52) HSK 4
shén me jiào nǐ hé bèi lǜ shī de shì qíng

什么叫你和贝律师的事情

“What do you mean by you and Lawyer Bei?”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 04:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā cái shì yī dǎ sān

他才是一打三

“He was the one against three.”

shén me jiào nǐ hé bèi lǜ shī de shì qíng CURRENT FOCUS

什么叫 你和贝律师 的事情

“What do you mean by you and Lawyer Bei?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ hé bèi lǜ shī shén me shì qíng

你和贝律师什么事情

“What is going on between you two?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEMANDING CLARIFICATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE AND PRESSING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't play dumb or speak in riddles—tell me exactly what is going on between you two.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Calling Out Evasive Phrasing

Using '什么叫...' directly targets the framing of another person's words, rejecting ambiguous euphemisms in favor of hard facts.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #inquiry #suspicion #challenging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
什么叫 SPOKEN CHUNK

what do you mean by...?; what is that supposed to mean?

Used at the start of a sentence to challenge an inappropriate, vague, or startling remark made by the other person.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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