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《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E5 (02:35) HSK 5
zhè jù shuō a shì sòng cāi xiāo shī zhī qián zì jǐ zài chuán shàng zhuā de

这据说啊 是宋猜消失之前自己在船上抓的

“Rumor has it that Song Cai caught them himself on the ship before he disappeared.”

《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 02:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mǎn mǎn yī píng huó cāng yíng

满满一瓶活苍蝇

“Like, whole bottles full of live flies.”

zhè jù shuō a shì sòng cāi xiāo shī zhī qián zì jǐ zài chuán shàng zhuā de CURRENT FOCUS

这 据说 啊 是宋猜消失之前 自己 在船上抓的

“Rumor has it that Song Cai caught them himself on the ship before he disappeared.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ tīng gēn tā zhù zài yì qǐ de rén shuō a

我听跟他住在一起的人说啊

“I heard from the guys whom he lived with”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: RELAYING HEARSAY
Tone: SPECULATIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hearsay Hedging (据说)

Chinese speakers frequently employ phrases like '据说' or '听说' to share delicate or strange information without guaranteeing its veracity.

INTENT TAGS: #gossiping #reporting #speculating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
据说啊 SPOKEN CHUNK

supposedly / allegedly

A common conversational hedge used to disclaim personal responsibility for the accuracy of a rumor.

消失之前 SPOKEN CHUNK

before disappearing

A temporal phrase used frequently in mystery, detective, and narrative contexts.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Pauses the flow of speech to draw the listener's attention to the upcoming hearsay.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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