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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23 (18:28) HSK 7
yī zhuāng míng liǎo dé bù néng zài míng liǎo de àn zi

一桩明了得不能再明了的案子

“This is as clear a case as they come.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23
TIMECODE: 18:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù zhī dào biān chuí de jiǎn sù

“You may not understand the simpler ways of the borderlands.”

yī zhuāng míng liǎo dé bù néng zài míng liǎo de àn zi CURRENT FOCUS

一桩明了得不能再明了的案子

“This is as clear a case as they come.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hé bì rú cǐ dà fèi zhōu zhāng ne

何必如此大费周章呢

“Why go to such elaborate lengths?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: MINIMIZING ISSUE
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This is completely obvious, stop wasting time and overcomplicating it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Administrative Pragmatism vs. Thoroughness

Bureaucrats often prefer quick case closures over exhaustive investigations to conserve resources and avoid border complications.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #questioning #minimizing #complaining
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一桩 SPOKEN CHUNK

a [classifier for matters, deals, or legal cases]

A formal classifier paired with nouns like 案子 (case), 心事 (worry), or 买卖 (business deal).

不能再 SPOKEN CHUNK

could not be more; completely [adjective]

Used in the pattern 'Adj + 得不能再 + Adj' to express the ultimate degree, equivalent to 'as... as can be'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 11 GRAMMAR
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