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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36 (28:12) HSK 6
zhèng yì yě xǔ huì chí dào bié gēn wǒ shuō nǐ nà xiē tào huà le chí dào

正义也许会迟到 别跟我说 你那些套话了 迟到

“Justice might be late. Don't give me your empty talk. Late?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 28:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhèng yì

正义

“Justice...”

zhèng yì yě xǔ huì chí dào bié gēn wǒ shuō nǐ nà xiē tào huà le chí dào CURRENT FOCUS

正义也许会迟到 别跟 我说 你那些 套话 了 迟到

“Justice might be late. Don't give me your empty talk. Late?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo a

好啊

“Fine.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REJECTING PLATITUDE
Tone: SCORNFUL
Emotion: FURIOUS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop giving me empty excuses; delayed justice is completely meaningless to the victims.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Disillusionment with Official Platitudes

While popular media promotes moral perseverance, ordinary people facing urgent crises often express intense bitterness toward bureaucratic or philosophical clichés.

INTENT TAGS: #interruption #rejection #venting #cynicism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
套话 SPOKEN CHUNK

platitudes; conventional empty formulas

Use this noun to dismiss officialese, hollow promises, or overly generic sayings that avoid real responsibility.

正义也许会迟到 SPOKEN CHUNK

justice may be delayed

The first half of the famous idiom 'justice may be delayed, but it will never be denied', often mocked when victims suffer without timely restitution.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Commands cessation of an ongoing action when paired with '别' (stop doing it).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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