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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E12 (37:56) HSK 4
shuō shì tā biǎo jiě zū de fáng zi

说是她表姐租的房子

“before getting this address.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 37:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN cái wèn dào zhè ge dì zhǐ

才问到这个地址

“before getting this address.”

shuō shì tā biǎo jiě zū de fáng zi CURRENT FOCUS

说是 她表姐 租的房子

“before getting this address.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN děng yí xià zhǔ rèn

等一下主任

“Wait a moment, Director.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPORTING INFORMATION
Tone: INFORMATIVE
Emotion: NEUTRALITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Evidential Hedging (说是)

Using '说是' allows subordinates or investigators to share unverified findings while diplomatically disclaiming direct personal liability if the claim turns out to be inaccurate.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting #hedging #information_sharing #investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说是 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is said that; apparently

A conversational evidential marker indicating information received secondhand without personal verification.

租的房子 SPOKEN CHUNK

rented apartment; rented house

Standard spoken collocation for rental accommodation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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