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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E7 (40:00) HSK 4
zé rèn dōu zài tā men hǎo ma

责任都在他们好吗

“the fault lies with them.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 40:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái shì guò shī zhì rén sǐ wáng

还是过失致人死亡

“or negligent homicide,”

zé rèn dōu zài tā men hǎo ma CURRENT FOCUS

责任都在 他们 好吗

“the fault lies with them.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bié wàng le

你别忘了

“Don't forget,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFLECTING BLAME
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not pin this on me; they are the ones who caused this disaster.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shirking Responsibility (甩锅 / Shuǎi guō)

In high-stakes conflicts involving potential legal liability, speakers often aggressively verbalize absolute denial of responsibility to prevent any concession of fault.

INTENT TAGS: #blame_shifting #self_defense #denial #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
责任都在 SPOKEN CHUNK

all the responsibility lies with...

Used to definitively assign complete blame or accountability to someone else.

好吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

all right? / okay?

Added rhetorically at the end of an assertive statement to urge the listener to acknowledge an obvious fact.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a tag seeking rhetorical agreement while projecting impatient conviction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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