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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E12 (22:08) HSK 5
xiǎn rán méi yǒu jìn xīn jìn lì

显然没有尽心尽力

“didn't even try.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 22:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī shěn de lǜ shī

一审的律师

“His last lawyer”

xiǎn rán méi yǒu jìn xīn jìn lì CURRENT FOCUS

显然 没有 尽心尽力

“didn't even try.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàn zài zhǐ yào néng zhèng míng

现在只要能证明

“If we can just prove”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CRITICIZING PERFORMANCE
Tone: CRITICAL AND ASSERTIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“The previous lawyer completely phoned it in, which gives us an opening to overturn this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Professional Conscientiousness (Jingye)

Failing to show 'jinxin jinli' implies not merely underperformance but a breach of professional ethics and responsibility.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #evaluation #blame #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
尽心尽力 SPOKEN CHUNK

to devote all one's heart and effort

A frequent four-character idiom describing conscientious, wholehearted dedication to a task.

显然 SPOKEN CHUNK

evidently / clearly

Used to emphasize an obvious conclusion based on visible facts or outcomes.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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