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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E7 (38:32) HSK 5
shàng lái jiù gēn gè dòu jī shì de tā men xiàng lǎo yīng yī yàng xiōng bā bā de

上来就跟个斗鸡似的 他们像老鹰一样凶巴巴的

“You went in there looking for a fight. They were acting like vultures.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 38:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN diào chá zǔ de tóng zhì yě shì xià lái liǎo jiě qíng kuàng nǐ kàn kàn nǐ

调查组的同志也是下来了解情况 你看看你

“And look at you.”

shàng lái jiù gēn gè dòu jī shì de tā men xiàng lǎo yīng yī yàng xiōng bā bā de CURRENT FOCUS

上来就 跟 个 斗鸡似的 他们 像 老鹰 一样 凶巴巴 的

“You went in there looking for a fight. They were acting like vultures.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ bù chū tóu xíng ma zhè zhǒng shì shàng tou yě bú shì bù qīng chǔ

“How could I not step in? The higher-ups know”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They attacked me first, so I had no choice but to fight back.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Investigation Dynamics in Bureaucracy

When official investigation teams arrive, the tension between outside scrutiny and defensive staff often triggers vivid rhetorical resistance.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #counter_accusation #venting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
跟个斗鸡似的 SPOKEN CHUNK

like a fighting cock; extremely aggressive and confrontational

A vivid colloquial simile used to criticize someone acting aggressively or spoiling for a fight.

凶巴巴 SPOKEN CHUNK

fierce-looking; intimidating

Used in spoken Chinese to describe an overtly hostile or menacing demeanor.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of the clause to reinforce descriptive emphasis and vividness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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