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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E4 (14:28) HSK 6
nà bǐ fāng shuō yǒu rén chuǎng rù yí gè fáng zi tōu le yī xiē dōng xī

那比方说 有人闯入一个房子 偷了一些东西

“So, say, someone breaking into a house to steal this or that”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 14:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè bì jìng shì gè dǎo nǐ qiǎng le yín háng yào táo qù nǎ lǐ ?

这毕竟是个岛 你抢了银行 要逃去哪里?

“It's an island after all. You rob the bank, where are you gonna go?”

nà bǐ fāng shuō yǒu rén chuǎng rù yí gè fáng zi tōu le yī xiē dōng xī CURRENT FOCUS

那 比方说 有人 闯入一个房子 偷 了 一些 东西

“So, say, someone breaking into a house to steal this or that”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bǎ yí gè rén zòu biǎn le zhè shì bù xún cháng de

把一个人揍扁了 这是不寻常的

“and beating someone to a pulp, that would be unusual.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: HYPOTHESIZING
Tone: SPECULATIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hypothetical Framing (设想与举例)

Using colloquial markers like '比方说' softens intellectual debate and invites the listener into a collaborative problem-solving mindset.

INTENT TAGS: #hypothesizing #reasoning #exemplifying #brainstorming
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
比方说 SPOKEN CHUNK

for example; for instance

A very colloquial alternative to 例如, ideal for spoken discourse when presenting hypothetical cases.

闯入 SPOKEN CHUNK

to break into; to barge into

A verb denoting unlawful or forceful entry into a private space.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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