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《The Truth》 S1·E30 (07:37) HSK 7
wǒ xiǎng ràng tā dài nà bǎ dāo qù xià hǔ xiǎo ōu yī xià

我想让他带那把刀 去吓唬晓鸥一下

“I wanted him to take that knife to scare Xiao'ou a little.”

《The Truth》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 07:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā ná wǒ dāng shén me

他拿我当什么

“What did he take me for?”

wǒ xiǎng ràng tā dài nà bǎ dāo qù xià hǔ xiǎo ōu yī xià CURRENT FOCUS

我想让他带那把刀 去 吓唬 晓鸥一下

“I wanted him to take that knife to scare Xiao'ou a little.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhī dào xiǎo ōu de xìng gé tā zhǐ yào dài le dāo

我知道晓鸥的性格 他只要带了刀

“I know Xiao'ou's personality. If he took the knife,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPLAINING MOTIVE
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It was just supposed to be a scare tactic, not a murder.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Distinction Between Threat and Harm

Suspects often emphasize that an action was merely 'scaring' (吓唬) someone to escape charges of premeditated violence.

INTENT TAGS: #confession #justification #minimization #pleading
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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吓唬一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

scare a bit / intimidate slightly

A colloquial expression used when talking about frightening someone casually or non-lethally.

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