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《The Knockout》 S1·E8 (01:58) HSK 7
bù guò xiàn zài ne jǐng chá zhèng zài dīng wǒ de shāo

不过现在呢 警察正在盯我的梢

“But now, the police are watching me.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 01:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo a

好啊

“Okay.”

bù guò xiàn zài ne jǐng chá zhèng zài dīng wǒ de shāo CURRENT FOCUS

不过现在呢 警察正在 盯我的梢

“But now, the police are watching me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ dé xiǎng bàn fǎ bǎ tā men yǐn zǒu

你得想办法把他们引走

“You have to find a way to distract them.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DISCLOSING PREDICAMENT
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: TENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm trapped by the cops, so I can't move freely unless you distract them for me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Splittable Verb Idioms

Chinese verbs like 盯梢 often split to insert pronouns or modifiers (盯...的梢), which is vital for natural spoken fluency.

INTENT TAGS: #disclosure #alerting #complication #plea_for_help
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
盯梢 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tail / to shadow / to keep under surveillance

A colloquial crime/police term meaning to follow or spy on someone secretly; takes '的' when split as in '盯我的梢'.

不过 SPOKEN CHUNK

however / but

A common transitional conjunction used to introduce a contrast or complication.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Used mid-sentence to mark a slight pause after the time phrase, drawing the listener's attention to the current reality.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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