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《The Silent Rift》 S1·E9 (13:58) HSK 7
jiàn yú zhè ge àn jiàn guò yú jiǔ yuǎn

鉴于这个案件过于久远

“Chief Liu, given this case is so old,”

《The Silent Rift》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 13:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liú jú

刘局

“Chief Liu, given this case is so old,”

jiàn yú zhè ge àn jiàn guò yú jiǔ yuǎn CURRENT FOCUS

鉴于这个案件过于久远

“Chief Liu, given this case is so old,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái shì xī wàng jú lǐ

还是希望局里

“I hope the station can provide more support.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING REQUEST
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This cold case is extremely difficult to solve, so please give us more time, resources, or understanding.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Paving the Way (铺垫 Pudian)

In Chinese professional hierarchies, subordinates rarely present difficult requests abruptly; they first lay down objective constraints to soften expectations before addressing a superior.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #framing #plea #deference
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
鉴于 SPOKEN CHUNK

in view of; given that

A formal connective word placed at the start of a clause to introduce a premise or rationale in professional and legal settings.

过于久远 SPOKEN CHUNK

too remote in time; dating back too far

A refined literary collocation used to describe events, memories, or cases from a distant past.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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